Re: kppp setup with a wisecom

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am using the new Redhat 6.0 courtesy of BSware6.0 #0.3.

BSware 6.0 is up to version # 4.0 now, but nothing has changed
that should have anything to do with modems, Gnome or KDE.

> I have Gnome
> up and I am accessing kppp through the kde menu.  I have installed a
> wisecom56k (ws-5614js3) on com2 - and I think I have the jumpers and
> such set properly, or at least I thought I did.

Make sure:

1)  You have COM2 disabled in your BIOS 
    (unless it's an external modem plugged into COM2! :)

2)  It's not a winmodem.

3)  /dev/modem is linked to /dev/ttyS1

You also might want to try kppp through KDE, just in case
there is a problem running it through Gnome.  (don't know)

> I query the modem and it is ready.  Then I goto modem commands, and I am
> lost. ATI commands are all blank, are they supposed to be? I'm clueless
> and admit it!  I have thought that I only had to worry about the init
> string, I have tried three different ones from various newsgroup posts,
> tried with both upper and lower case letters ( I don't speak hayes...):
> 
> at&f&c1&d2
> at&fe0v1&c1&d2s95=47s0
> &fe1l1v1&c1&d2s0=0s7=90
> 
> When I go to connect it says modem ready, initializing modem and then
> that is it. Nothing any further...  What could be wrong, the jumpers and
> irq? the init string? the missing commands in the ATI boxes?

Init strings vary from modem to modem, and I'm not familiar with your
modem, so I can't help you much there.  The factory defaults may work.
Usually set by "AT&F" or your first init string above should work.  
If it's USR compatible, then "AT&F1" is all you need.

Even if your init string is wrong, you still should hear it dial, 
so I'd double check your hardware settings and make sure you don't 
have any IRQ conflicts (disable COM2 in your BIOS!).

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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