RE: Which Modem

[Foung Vang <foung vang esstech com>]

Here's how I got my PPP connection to work base upon my ISP and hardware
setup.
Modem: US Robotics Sportster V.90 External connected to COM2
ISP: Best Internet http://www.best.net
Assuming your BIOS has your COM port enable and set to the standard
value (IRQ & Address)

Clean install system using RedHat 5.1 Kernel 2.0.34-6 (yes, I did not
upgrade yet :) )
And I did a install on everything.  Why?  I can always remove what I
don't want later with RPM. :)  Thank You RPM! :)
Assuming you are log in as ROOT and NO network/ethernet settings have
been setup.  Ex. IP address, Gateway, etc... due to the fact that it
will cause problem with the default routing....but that's a different
story.

Steps:
1. Make sure that you enable "KERNELD" during the stage where it as you
the following
"Services: What service should be automatically started?"
Scroll down the list and where it says "kerneld", enable that by
pressing the spacebar I believe.
If you didn't enable "kerneld" during the installation, you can still do
so by running the following program:
/usr/sbin/ntsysv
That should bring up the "Services" menu again like what you saw during
the installation.
What I selected:  Personally, I selected only the GPM and KERNELD
packages.
Once that is done, reboot your system for the changes to take into
effect.
What's KERNELD?  Well, if I understand correctly, what it does is
automatically loads up any modules that you need automatically instead
of you specifying it yourself manually with the "insmod" command.

2. Log in again as "root" and go to directory "/dev" and make a symbolic
link by typing the following:
"ln -s  /dev/ttyS1 modem"    for COM2  Change the 1 to reflect your
serial port
Ex...ttyS0=COM1 ttyS1=COM2, ttyS2=COM3, ttyS3=COM4
Why ttyS1 and not cua1?  Again, if I recalled correctly, I remember
someone mentioning that in the future linux kernel 2.1.X & up, they will
do away with the cuaX and use only ttySX.
What I have:  I have my pointing to ttyS1 since my modem is connected to
COM2.
Now if you do a "ls -al modem" you should see a link showing that it
points to /dev/ttyS1 (in my case)

3. Start minicom as root with the following "minicom -s"
Once started, you should see a line that says "Serial port setup"
Make sure that line is pointing to "/dev/modem"
Once that is done, save your settings by selecting "Save setup as dfl"
then exit BACK into a shell prompt. Why?  Seems like when I run
"minicom" my keys are remapped and doesn't work properly.  So, in order
for me to use my keys under Minicom properly, I have to type in "minicom
-m"
Minicom should automatically initialize your modem.
Do some test by typing in "atz", "at" and see if your modem respond.
99% chance it should respond unless you have some weird serial port,
like those multiserial port card...then I can't help you there because i
don't have one of those cards :)
Now exit mincom.

4. Start X-Windows as root w/ "startx" and once loaded you should see
the Control Panel on your left hand side (unless you move it).
Select "Network Configurator".  Once that opens, go to the TAB that says
"Interfaces" and click on "Add"
Tell it that you want to add a "PPP" interface.
It will then ask you for your
Phone Number:
Whether or not you want to use PAP authentication or not
PPP login:
PPP password:

What I type was the following:
Phone Number: 244-0518  <---my ISP DIAL-UP #, yours should be different
unless your ISP is also BEST? :)
My ISP uses PAP so I have this enable.
PPP login: myloginname
PPP password: myloginpassword

Then click on save.

How do you know if your ISP uses PAP or CHAP???  CALL THEM UP! Trust me,
life would be easier than doing a trial and error.  Sure, you may get
that 1 to infinity hold, but beats the hell out of trying to figure out
why you cant connect.

5.  Going back to the Network Configurator click on the tab that says
"Name"
Where is says "Search for hostname in additional domains" enter your
hostname of your ISP:
In my case that will be "vip.best.com"  (Yes, I'm a VERY IMPORTANT
PERSON :) )
Below that it should say "Nameservers"  which in Win9X terms means
Primary DNS and Secondary DNS if you have a secondary DNS.  ALL ISP
should have at least 2 DNS.
What I enter:
204.156.128.1
204.156.128.10
204.156.128.20
And make sure it's one per line only!!!
Then save it.

6.  Ready to see if it works?  Go to the "Interfaces" tab and selected
your PPP interface that you created from the above step.  Don't edit it,
just click on it oncce to highlight it.  Now click on "Activate" and in
a few seconds you should here it dial your ISP.
YEPPE!!!

7.  To test and make sure you are indeed connected try doing the
following:
Open up a shell box or XTERM box or whatever is's called again and type
in "ifconfig"
If should say something about your PPP.
If it doesn't, wait a while, sometimes it takes about 15 secs to log in.
Just keeping typing that in until you see it says PPPX where X is a
number.
Once you see that, try pinging a address like "ftp.netscape.com" or
"ftp.microsoft.com" ??? :)
Try ftping to "ftp.netscape.com"
Finalling try opening up Netscape Communicator or Navigator (depeing
upon which you installed) and see if you can surf.

If all goes well, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

8.  Next, quit X-Windows and go back into shell.  Your PPP connection
should automatically disconnect.  It's normal.
To start up your PPP session in shell, type the following as root:
ifup pppX (where X is a number normally 0 since this is your first PPP
interface you added)
In about a few seconds, your modem should began to dial.
Again type "ifconfig"  to see if your PPP connection is working.
To disconnect, type "ifdown pppX"

Have FUN.. That's it!!!!

Any questions, email me or the list.  Probably won't be able to respond
until Monday, since I will be off from work in about 3 hours.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Alger Yeung [SMTP:Alger Yeung esstech com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, September 29, 1998 7:26 PM
	To:	Pete Clare; Richard Clemow; Foung Vang
	Cc:	Mark Klonower; 'Henry Tang'
	Subject:	New DSP kernel with CopyThru

	Richard/Pete:

	We have a new DSP feature which allows data passing through from
host
	memory to APU56/57 and/or APU58/59 without any data processing
in
	between. It is a new client whose ID is CLIENT_CPYTHRU. This
client is
	actually Henry's sample client. It behaves  actually like SRC at
the API
	level. With that you can send the 4 speaker data to 2 pairs of
APUs via
	the DSP.

	Foung: please send the latest M2E code (*.obj, *.h, *.inc, etc)
to Pete
	and Richard.


	If you have any question, feel free to call me.

	Alger


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Greg W. Fiske [SMTP:gwf aero-optics com]
> Sent:	Friday, October 02, 1998 2:27 PM
> To:	'foung vang esstech com'
> Subject:	RE: Which Modem
> 
> Foung,
> 
> I'm having trouble configuring that modem for PPP right now.  I posted
> to the PPP list and no one responded (don't know why) so I'm asking
> you
> now offline because you said you got it to work so quickly.
> 
> Did you plug the modem in out the box and it worked all according to
> the
> PPP-tip directions (using netcfg)? Or, did you have to configure it
> somehow before?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give.
> 
> Greg
> 
> >----------
> >From: 	Foung Vang[SMTP:foung vang esstech com]
> >Sent: 	Friday, October 02, 1998 2:07 PM
> >To: 	redhat-install-list redhat com
> >Cc: 	The recipient's address is unknown.
> >Subject: 	RE: Which Modem
> >
> >US Robotics Sportster External
> >Always a gurantee to work...since it's plug into a serial port
> >None of that jumperless modem
> >
> >I, right now have US Robotics V.90 Sportster (not the voice...no need
> >for it) and got it to work under linux in less than 1 minute
> >:)
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	David B Swann [SMTP:swann nosc mil]
> >> Sent:	Friday, October 02, 1998 1:52 PM
> >> To:	redhat-install-list redhat com
> >> Subject:	Which Modem
> >> 
> >> I plan to purchase a nice high-speed modem for my Linux system.
> The
> >> hardware compatability page mentions types of modems that DON'T
> work,
> >> but
> >> none that do.  Can someone suggest a nice, high-speed modem that is
> >> KNOWN
> >> to work with Linux?
> >> 
> >> Thanks.
> >> 
> >> 
> >>
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> >> |
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