Re: [gentoo-user] My winmodem works on linux-on-laptops.com

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> I'm not sure here (but someone will point if I'm mistaken), but ppp
> init script is intend to bring up adsl based connections, while you
> need a dialler to connect dial-up, back in the days I had dial-up I
> used minicom, and later kppp to handle this... In fact, you need to
> set your device (usually /dev/modem) and use a program to dial using
> that modem, this will create the ppp0 interface for you, and also
> (most of them) will set is as the default route. Any server with
> dial-up has configurations, and that's what your ISP have in their
> script, you just find them out and put the same config at your dialer.

Thanks Daniel, I'm really strung out here.  I do have the net.ppp0
interface now.  Maybe I just need to emerge and utilize minicom?  How
can I do that when all I have is a Gentoo system that can't get online
and an XP system that can dial up?

- Grant

> On 7/6/05, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello!  My Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop is reported to have a working
> > winmodem with Slackware here:
> >
> > http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html ->
> > http://www.angelfire.com/linux/t_johnson/
> >
> > According to the article, the modem's driver can be built into the kernel via:
> >
> > Sound ->
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ->
> > PCI Devices ->
> > Intel/SiS/nVidia/AMD MC97 Modem (EXPERIMENTAL)
> >
> > I have ppp_generic and ppp_async built as modules and autoloaded.  I
> > have slmodem emerged, but is that necessary with the kernel driver?  I
> > have net-dialup/ppp-2.4.2-r10 emerged like this:
> >
> > -activefilter
> > -atm
> > -dhcp
> > -ipv6
> > -mppe-mppc
> > +pam
> >
> > When I try to '/etc/init.d/net.ppp0 start' I get:
> >
> > * Bringing ppp0 up ...
> > SIOCDELRT: No such process [ ok ]
> >
> > but I don't hear any dialing and subsequent ping attempts just say
> > "unknown host".  Also, a subsequent '/etc/init.d/net.ppp0 stop' says:
> >
> > * Bringing ppp0 down ...
> > * Interface seems to be down already [ ok ]
> >
> > I can get rid of the 'SIOCDELRT: No such process' error if I change to:
> >
> > DEFROUTE="no"
> >
> > in '/etc/conf.d/net.ppp0'.  That option is defined as "Must pppd set
> > the default route?".
> >
> > Lastly, I need to use a special script that my ISP (GlobalDialUp.com)
> > provides.  How can I incorporate that?
> >
> > If I can get this working my troubles will be over!
> >
> > - Grant

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