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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Tu
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:54 AM
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Subject: [newbie] questions about modem and setting up dialup networking
Hi, I'm new to Linux and I love its potential. Anyway, my questions are
about establishing a dialup connection to my ISP with Mandrake 8.2.
1. I have a Dell Latitude notebook with a 3com mini-PCI modem (and
ethernet, in fact). According to Dell techs, this is a "hardware" modem, but
I couldn't find the model number in the hardware lists. The following is the
relevant part of cat /proc/pci:
Bus 0, device 16, function 1:
Communication controller: PCI device 10b7:1007 (3Com Corporation) (rev
16).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=5.
I/O at 0xd000 [0xd0ff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf3ffd400 [0xf3ffd4ff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf3ffd000 [0xf3ffd07f].
So, is this really a hardware modem?
2. If so, how do I test that /dev/modem is set up right? I've read about
kppp or minicom, but I can't find these utilities on my system.
3. During install, Mandrake asked for my ISP's phone number, etc. But now,
I cannot see any files in /etc/ppp/peers. For system administration, is
there a text/console equivalent to the GUI dial-up setup? Of course, there's
always the several config files, but I was looking for a shortcut :-)
Thanks.
Alan
Can't answer the question on whether it is a hardware modem, but for text config you can use "wvdial". It is quick
and seems very stable. The other alternative I use is the "Internet connection" icon on the KDE desktop. HTH
Dennis M.
