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Re: Machine dropout from modem?

On 09/23/2006 07:42 AM, M-L wrote:

On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us all:

On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote:

Using Debian Etch,
Acer 3614WLCi laptop
Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable.
The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped off the modem connection.
The modem shows it's connected and yet the laptop isn't connected to it. I try to run "pon" again. Nothing. I try "poff" It tells me there is no connection running.
I manually switch off the modem, switch it on again, the modem tells me it's intelligent. I type "pon" into a terminal, and the modem says dialling, and does so and connects again. The lappy picks it up, and is again connected. Something to do with PPP in Etch? 

Would appreciate any help.

TIA,
Charlie


Can you talk to the modem using minicom?
I often use minicom to help me test basic modem functionality, such as the ability to send AT commands and receive modem responses.
In minicom, you're typically talking to the modem, and if you say "AT" to the modem, it should respond "OK"; if you say "ATI", the modem should respond with its identification, for example, "SupraFax 33.6i" 

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paduille.4058.mumia.w@earthlink.net
Yes. The modem answers and connects, but the system doesn't read it. Connected on minicom, and browsers can't get onto the net, and nothing else either. 

Thanks for your help.



Check if the firewall is blocking it.
I use pppd to connect to the Internet. Some people use pppoe. If you use the debug option of pppd (-debug) you'll get debugging output sent to /var/log/syslog.
I also use 'chat' to make the initial connection between pppd and the modem device. Chat has a verbose option (-v) that sends chat's input and output strings to /var/log/messages. If you use wvdial in place of chat, see if it has a verbose or debugging option and use it. 



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paduille.4058.mumia.w@earthlink.net
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