Alex wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I found a guide to setting up ppp under linux. Here is my situation:
> I have a 56K Netcomm Roadster. Netcomm say there are no linux drivers for it
> but it can work under the OS with an initialisation string found on the
> site.
I don't know if this'll help, but I've used a Roadster under Linux with
no problems. I didn't even know that Netcomm had an init string for it
under Linux actually. I just assumed that as a hardware modem it should
work OK, and it did - you don't actually *need* a driver AFAIK, so I
don't know what Netcomm are talking about by saying they don't have one.
I've got it working using both Kppp and Kwvdial. I found that just
putting all the numbers in the right places worked fine. I don't know
which distro you've got, so you may not have either of these programs,
but you can find them at freshmeat.net I imagine. My advice - don't
bother with Netcomm's init string (at all) or Linuxconf (for the
moment), grab a copy of Kppp or Kwvdial (my preference would be Kwvdial,
'cause it'll auto detect the modem and set it up nicely for you), plug
in the number to dial your ISP, user name, password etc, and dial. The
other thing you have to remember is to put entries for your DNS in
/etc/resolv.conf - should look something like:
domain whatever.your.domain.is
search whatever.your.domain.is
search localdomain
nameserver 1.2.3.4 (the IP number of your primary DNS - check with your
ISP)
nameserver 5.6.7.8 (the IP number of your secondary DNS)
This is so that your system knows where to look to resolve names when
you type them into your web browser.
I hope that helps - I'm working on memory 'cause I had to give the
Roadster back to my Dad, and am now playing with a Winmodem and the
Lucent drivers, but from what I recall the Roadster worked fine under
Linux like this.
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