On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> patrick wrote:
> > Tom Brinkman wrote:
> > > On Saturday 25 November 2000 02:30 pm, KompuKit wrote:
> > > > to be safe...just buy a EXTERNAL modem...
> > > > all of them will work.
> > >
> > > this is just plain WRONG nonsense
> > > --
> > > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
> >
> > no , this is not nonsense. external modems work quite well
> > with linux.
> >
> > i also want to share with everyone a way to make your
> > printer work. i am using a panasonice laser jet. there
> > is a driver in 7.2 for it. after installing it my printer
> > was acting crazy. continually printing pages over and over.
> > i uninstalled the driver finally , shut down the computer
> > and rebooted. i also turned off the printer. i started
> > kde and reinstalled the driver. printer works fine now.
> >
> > i just love linux :)
>
> I agree with the external modems work in linux. I have a Best Data ext
> Modem that worked very well until recently. It still works in windows
> but I keep getting a "Modem does not respond". I have tried to reset,
> unplug, reconfig, etc. To no avail. The modem is plugged into com1 i.e.
> ttyS0 and works in windows, but no response in 7.2. It does not show up
> in harddrake either. Any suggestions out there. Oh, I am on the Linux
> only box right now using a Best Data internal modem which also works
> very well and says Linux compatable on the box. Thanks for any help with
> this puzzle.
try ttys1.his might be it
and then in ppp query the modem. hope that helps
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Love is all u need
