"Kirchner, Eric C." wrote:
> I appreciate all the responses I received from people.. One thing i dont
> understand, is this.. if i can communicate with the modem ok, it appears
> that i connect (via the sounds from the speaker), is that possible
> opperation of a win modem... I havent had a chance to look at the a detailed
> log file to see what is happening.. I assume that if i had a 'standard'
> modem that a typical ppp connection is as straightforward as setting my
> login name and password.. like windows... as far as the purchase of a new
> modem (if need be) does anyone have a suggestion... I would like 56k with
> little cost (since rumor has it the fcc dropped their ban on the 56k speed
> limit...), even the 34k area would be fine if its cheap..
>
> Eric
I don't know what program and commands you were using to try to connect - send
that in if you still can't get it to work.
I had this problem, it was the commands to log into the server which were
screwing it up. I believe ISPs often have customised connection managers which
do the job in windows. You should be able to find out how to do it by trying to
connect using minicom.
Read:
- The ISP Hookup howto
- The PPP howto (assuming you are going to use PPP
- Any good general book on Linux
You will also need to know from the ISP the address of their DNS server/s.
Good Luck.
Malcolm
