[H-GEN] Modem problems under Mandrake 7.1

[Peter Kloeckl]

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On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 09:25:26AM +1000, David Underwood wrote:
> 
> Under DOS the modem is connected to Com3 assigned IRQ 5, I/O 03E8 - 03EF
> 
> /dev/modem is linked to ttys02
> 
> setserial -a returns the following infromation
> 
> /dev/modem, Line 2, UART: 16550A, Port 0x03e8, IRQ: 4
> Baud_base 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor:0
> Closing_wait: 3000, Flags: spd_normal skip_test
> 
> echo "ATDT\n" >/dev/modem
> 
> returns no response
> 
> Using KPPP modem is set to /dev/modem yet if I 'query' the modem it tells me
> that the modem does not respond.

You say your modem is connected to COM3 under WinDO$. This translates
to /dev/ttyS2 under Linux. Therefore, type this as root:

cd /dev
rm modem
ln -s ttyS2 modem

Now, try your PPP again  :-)

Peter

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