Re: [expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-05 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
"Seak, Teng-Fong" wrote: Pj wrote: One of the advantages to having an external modem is the ability to reset it without rebooting. You might try turning the modem off and letting it rest for a couple of minutes. I was told you can dial from a terminal screen, but unfortunately I don't

Re: [expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-05 Thread Pj
Neat. You answered your own question and helped me too. Thanks. Pj

Re: [expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-05 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Pjto do that bring up the kppp window and instead of pressing the Connect button, press the Setup button. Choose the Modem tab and press the Terminal button. There you are in a terminal and able to talk directly to your modem. Alan Pj wrote: One of the advantages to having an external

Re: [expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-05 Thread Michael R. Belanger
This sounds like a RTFM problem. PJ: Consult the Modem HowTo. It discusses how to test and setup modems. If you are stuck without Internet access, there should be a copy of it installed on your system somewhere or on the Mandrake CDROM. On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Alan Shoemaker spoke these words...

[expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-04 Thread lorne schachter
I'm sending this email to both lists, not sure of the best place. I sometimes get into a state with kppp when I try to connect that it tells me "Sorry. modem is not responding". The only way I can cleat this up is to reboot, so it's obvious that I have to do a hard reset to the modem. Is there

Re: [expert] Problems with modem

2000-06-04 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Pj wrote: One of the advantages to having an external modem is the ability to reset it without rebooting. You might try turning the modem off and letting it rest for a couple of minutes. I was told you can dial from a terminal screen, but unfortunately I don't know how to do it. Is