From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HuPsB-0000Rs-3N for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:26:11 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l529Ou3A003394; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 09:24:56 GMT Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.185]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l529Kh7I031266 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 09:20:43 GMT Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f5so21007nfh for ; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:20:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; b=PtqLZJWDQXp3Q7ww3Jl0+l5R2unBWLRSD6/vnTKAvmXIIn8Ng2s2+qRqtjPNam42AuhJVFQO7wTOQM1uW2/KkIFjfB8utEi4iIGTlJzoNMbDPl/5QoKKvY6loFIoagAGP/GNUuPPjhm4Sqh9mY8K+0A4piEtVeImoSuEhlrQos4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; b=a8S9Q1MGMhrNMtjS3XSDyh1cc4X4fAVCdnO4Ah8+5ZB7Ad8ttY2LFrh2G+q2kG04aI0+WdLHmNL5CY5tep33SOiIjqiEtBviVEG7MBtCet1JnT8/ODaAz938sGGPbdtuW5PM/cbnJC7El2XWoDIG8nPkVY+5jLJ/xLK8BWN7JFQ= Received: by 10.82.120.15 with SMTP id s15mr2907731buc.1180776042510; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:20:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lappy.study ( [213.162.120.196]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id h7sm1977472nfh.2007.06.02.02.20.41; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:20:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to Bellsouth dial-up, trying to anyway. :-( Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 10:20:01 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <465CB662.2030405@exceedtech.net> <200706020053.13957.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <4660E0FF.8090003@exceedtech.net> In-Reply-To: <4660E0FF.8090003@exceedtech.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2666697.c0H0nVo9Bx"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200706021020.21508.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 914fcd05-6cbc-4a21-ba2c-f90be68b8840 X-Archives-Hash: 38022fbb091523a183a341b2e6919548 --nextPart2666697.c0H0nVo9Bx Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 02 June 2007 04:16, Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > On Friday 01 June 2007 23:24, Dale wrote: > > As far as I can > > figure they say that you should have correction control and compression > > enabled on your modem. Can yours do that? > > This thing has a ton of options in it. But I think the above may be the > issue we are having. Dig out the manual from your bottom draw or the Internet and see how you ca= n=20 tweak compression On. > > Not withstanding the above, your modem only sends packets but seems to > > receive nothing back from your ISP. Have you changed the serial port, = or > > the serial cable, or the serial connector/adaptor to the modem? If you > > have by mistake used a null modem as opposed to a straight through RS-2= 32 > > serial cable the connection is unlikely to work (properly). > > > > Do you have another modem to try it with? > > Yup, I do have another modem that is a Diamond SupraExpress 56e PRO. It > works for my bro but not for me. It doesn't even work with my current > ISP. It tries to connect at 115K which is more like a serial port > speed. It seems to be confused, as am I right now. You can define connection speed through kppp (although I think this is the= =20 speed between the PC and the modem). Some AT command will tell the modem h= ow=20 fast to try to connect (more digging for a manual here). > This is what I am thinking about getting. I had this before it got hit > by lightening. > http://www.discountsales.com/shop/pub/1153574702_1177517624.htm I am > pretty sure it worked too. I know it did for my current ISP but I think > I used his ISP a few times too. I'm pretty sure this works with Bell > South. Your thoughts??? My thoughts are: a)These days slow ADSL connections are charged as much as dial up Internet= =20 connections (in the UK it's either 'free' if you buy it as a bundle with a= =20 telephone service, or as little as =C2=A310, say $9.50 a month) - check out= what=20 BellSouth or other ISPs offer in your area. b)BellSouth's website recommends specific modems with V.92 spec: Zoom Conexant: Model Number 3049C Zoom Lucent: Model Number 3049L Creative Labs: Modem Blaster V.92 Serial Try one of those (especially if they are hardware modems, not softmodems) a= and=20 see how much they may be selling for (thrown away) in ebay. If these are=20 only softmodems then google to find out what chip they have to see if there= =20 are Linux drivers for it (I'm very happy with ltmodem, not so happy with=20 linuxant). c)If all else fails go for an Actiontec EX560LKA which is a true external=20 hardware modem. Not sure what the one you are showing is and what software= =20 drivers it might need. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart2666697.c0H0nVo9Bx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBGYTZD5Fp0QerLYPcRAlH7AJ4645XxOdxX7cOzvdQ4JcukiOTiEwCgi0HS d5StJk/4fIg0pONMrTKNEfQ= =mOKQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2666697.c0H0nVo9Bx-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list