On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 04:24:06 -0700 (PDT)
Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have just installed and am looking forward to
> getting on the net with Linux. My modem - (COM2) seems
> to be working fine, but when it dials the ISP number I
> get a woman on the network (recorded voice) saying
> that the number has not been recognised, please try
> again.
>
> I think the problem stems from the fact that for the
> ISP (NTL - dialling in the UK) I have to dial a prefix
> of 1263 - it might be this that causes problems in the
> dialing process. Is there any way of getting a pause
> between the 1263 and the rest of the 0800 number?
Adam, Your message above is a little confusing...
Do you mean that you have to dial 1263 _before_ you can
access the general telephone network?? If that's the case
it would indicate that the first part of the number (1263) is
used to get outside of a PABX (Private Branch Exchange) the
internnal telephone system used by a business, and the recorded
message comes from the PABX equipment rather than the
General network.
If you are calling from home, you would only use the 0800-number.
If from your work, and your workplace uses a PABX then you
have to use the first part as well.
It may be that if you add a comma in the dial string after the 1 and
another after the 263 part you will get through the PABX exchange.
Your dialstring in this case should look like this:
ATDT 1,263,0800 xxx xxxx (the x's for the other numbers)
Give this a try and come back to us. (you can also try dialing the
nembers from your telephone to see what you get from which ever
location you attemting to get access from - you should get noises
similar to those you hear from fax machines when you connect to
your ISP's modem
Cheers
John
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