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 1HwXKH-0004Cy-PR for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:47:58 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l585kO1m026931; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 05:46:24 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 l585eqE2019393 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 05:40:52 GMT Received: from [4.230.219.184] (dialup-4.230.219.184.Dial1.Houston1.Level3.net [4.230.219.184]) by mirus.exceedtech.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id l585emqj011033 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 00:40:49 -0500 Message-ID: <4668EBE0.9090403@exceedtech.net> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:40:48 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070602 SeaMonkey/1.1.2 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: <238613.62377.qm@web31712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4661E67E.4040204@exceedtech.net> In-Reply-To: <4661E67E.4040204@exceedtech.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050600010108070909030305" X-Archives-Salt: 5863151b-d03a-4aff-a4e0-b4f8ab7ed8ae X-Archives-Hash: 2ba986c7e35d33383d3b5d28c4d88ee9 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050600010108070909030305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dale wrote: > maxim wexler wrote: > >> Scuse me for jumping in mid-thread. >> >> I use old USR serial modems for dialup. I get em at >> the local thrift store for 5 bucks. Never had a >> problem. The lights _are_ useful. The switches on the >> back are set like this: >> >> HHLHLHHL >> 12345678 >> >> Don't use wvdial. Don't use kppp. Use pppconfig. >> >> HTH >> >> Maxim >> >> >> >> > > You're excused. LOL I suspect mine is a lot older than the USR you > have. Bell South is looking for a v.90 or a v.92 compatible modem and > mine is neither of these. Mine is likely about 20 years old, both from > the features it has and the looks of it. LOL > > I did try wvdial, kppp and pppconfig. All did the same thing. I may > give pppconfig a go with the other spare modem though, just to see if it > will do something. > > My dip switch has 10 switches instead of 8 so yours is different. > > Thanks for the info. > > Dale > > :-) :-) :-) > > OK. Here is the update. I also updated the thread on the forums a bit ago. I got my new modem. All $17.55 worth. LOL Love that froogle. Anyway, it connected a lot better but still gave me a user name / password error. So, I called and checked with Bell South and they reset my password. After that, it connected and has worked fine. Please note, it did try to send my user name and password where before it did not. The modem was part of the problem but they had something messed up on their end too. I am getting the same error for my email and I plan to call them on that next. So, thanks to everyone for the replies and their help. We got it figured out and I am up and running. I'm still keeping a eye on the new phone box up the road. I am hoping to get DSL soon. They got the concrete slab poured. < thumbs up > Thanks everyone. Dale :-) :-) :-) --------------050600010108070909030305 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dale wrote:

maxim wexler wrote:

Scuse me for jumping in mid-thread.

I use old USR serial modems for dialup. I get em at
the local thrift store for 5 bucks. Never had a
problem. The lights _are_ useful. The switches on the
back are set like this:

HHLHLHHL
12345678

Don't use wvdial. Don't use kppp. Use pppconfig. 

HTH

Maxim


You're excused.  LOL    I suspect mine is a lot older than the USR you
have.  Bell South is looking for a v.90 or a v.92 compatible modem and
mine is neither of these.  Mine is likely about 20 years old, both from
the features it has and the looks of it.  LOL

I did try wvdial, kppp and pppconfig.  All did the same thing.  I may
give pppconfig a go with the other spare modem though, just to see if it
will do something. 

My dip switch has 10 switches instead of 8 so yours is different.

Thanks for the info. 

Dale

:-)  :-)  :-)

OK. Here is the update. I also updated the thread on the forums a bit ago. I got my new modem. All $17.55 worth. LOL Love that froogle. Anyway, it connected a lot better but still gave me a user name / password error. So, I called and checked with Bell South and they reset my password. After that, it connected and has worked fine. Please note, it did try to send my user name and password where before it did not. The modem was part of the problem but they had something messed up on their end too. I am getting the same error for my email and I plan to call them on that next.

So, thanks to everyone for the replies and their help. We got it figured out and I am up and running. I'm still keeping a eye on the new phone box up the road. I am hoping to get DSL soon. They got the concrete slab poured. < thumbs up >

Thanks everyone.

Dale

:-) :-) :-)

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