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 1HuQmw-00070L-6a for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:24:50 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l52ANUqe023599; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 10:23:30 GMT Received: from mirus.exceedtech.net (ns0.exceedtech.net [70.151.169.5]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l52AGFI1014064 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 10:16:16 GMT Received: from [4.231.59.46] (dialup-4.231.59.46.Dial1.Houston1.Level3.net [4.231.59.46]) by mirus.exceedtech.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id l52AFoqj020758 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 05:16:01 -0500 Message-ID: <46614347.40102@exceedtech.net> Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:15:35 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070504 SeaMonkey/1.1.1 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 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Switching to Bellsouth dial-up, trying to anyway. :-( References: <465CB662.2030405@exceedtech.net> <200706020053.13957.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <4660E0FF.8090003@exceedtech.net> <200706021020.21508.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200706021020.21508.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060102050900050203020304" X-Archives-Salt: b0b6c14a-8716-43e4-8894-59a9df68d524 X-Archives-Hash: bba09654e6fceacb3dc384f33c53adef This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060102050900050203020304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by robin.gentoo.org id l52ANUqx023599 Mick wrote: > On Saturday 02 June 2007 04:16, Dale wrote: > =20 >> Mick wrote: >> =20 >>> On Friday 01 June 2007 23:24, Dale wrote: >>> =20 > > =20 >>> As far as I can >>> figure they say that you should have correction control and compressi= on >>> enabled on your modem. Can yours do that? >>> =20 >> This thing has a ton of options in it. But I think the above may be t= he >> issue we are having. >> =20 > > Dig out the manual from your bottom draw or the Internet and see how yo= u can=20 > tweak compression On. > =20 I did do a google search a long time ago when I first got the modem. It appears to be so old that there is no manual available. I just got a list of the AT commands and poked around. Blind luck if I recall correctly. LOL > =20 >>> Not withstanding the above, your modem only sends packets but seems t= o >>> 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 y= ou >>> have by mistake used a null modem as opposed to a straight through RS= -232 >>> serial cable the connection is unlikely to work (properly). >>> >>> Do you have another modem to try it with? >>> =20 >> 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. >> =20 > > 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 mod= em how=20 > fast to try to connect (more digging for a manual here). > > =20 >> This is what I am thinking about getting. I had this before it got hi= t >> 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 thi= nk >> I used his ISP a few times too. I'm pretty sure this works with Bell >> South. Your thoughts??? >> =20 > > My thoughts are: > > a)These days slow ADSL connections are charged as much as dial up Inter= net=20 > connections (in the UK it's either 'free' if you buy it as a bundle wit= h a=20 > telephone service, or as little as =A310, say $9.50 a month) - check ou= t 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 softmodem= s) aand=20 > see how much they may be selling for (thrown away) in ebay. If these a= re=20 > only softmodems then google to find out what chip they have to see if t= here=20 > are Linux drivers for it (I'm very happy with ltmodem, not so happy wit= h=20 > linuxant). > c)If all else fails go for an Actiontec EX560LKA which is a true extern= al=20 > hardware modem. Not sure what the one you are showing is and what soft= ware=20 > drivers it might need. > =20 I wish I could get DSL of any kind out here but it is not available yet. The last upgrade we got on our phone service is when we got off the party line system. That's where 3 or 4 people share the same phone line. Yea, that old. They killed my apple tree too. :-@ The link I gave is for the last one, the Actiontec modem. It is what I had before and the one that got hit by lightening. I had to get the current one as a replacement. Hey, it was only $10.00. LOL I plan to go to my ISP tomorrow and see if they have a newer one. Wish me luck. Thanks for all the help. Dale :-) :-) :-) --=20 www.myspace.com/-remove-me-dalek1967 Copy n paste then remove the -remove-me- part. --------------060102050900050203020304 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mick wrote: 
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 can 
tweak compression On.

I did do a google search a long time ago when I first got the modem.  It appears to be so old that there is no manual available.   I just got a list of the AT commands and poked around.  Blind luck if I recall correctly.  LOL
  
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-232
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 
speed between the PC and the modem).  Some AT command will tell the modem how 
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 
connections (in the UK it's either 'free' if you buy it as a bundle with a 
telephone service, or as little as £10, say $9.50 a month) - check out what 
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) aand 
see how much they may be selling for (thrown away) in ebay.  If these are 
only softmodems then google to find out what chip they have to see if there 
are Linux drivers for it (I'm very happy with ltmodem, not so happy with 
linuxant).
c)If all else fails go for an Actiontec EX560LKA which is a true external 
hardware modem.  Not sure what the one you are showing is and what software 
drivers it might need.

I wish I could get DSL of any kind out here but it is not available yet.  The last upgrade we got on our phone service is when we got off the party line system.  That's where 3 or 4 people share the same phone line.  Yea, that old.  They killed my apple tree too.  :-@

The link I gave is for the last one, the Actiontec modem.  It is what I had before and the one that got hit by lightening.  I had to get the current one as a replacement.  Hey, it was only $10.00.  LOL

I plan to go to my ISP tomorrow and see if they have a newer one.  Wish me luck.

Thanks for all the help.

Dale

:-)  :-)  :-)

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