Re: Help

[ktb <ktb@binary.net>]

Make sure you don't have a win modem, works only with windows.  See

http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html

and

http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html

Hope that helps,
Kent

Joe wrote:

> I have installed Debian 2.0. I think it installed all right, but when I
> try to connect online I get error message :In file
> /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option /dev/modem...... Here is
> what I'm doing,,, Login as root,,,pon(enter),,, got message,,,
> /usr/sbin/pppd: in file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option
> /dev/modem..... Tried to access /etc/ppp/peers/provider, got :permission
> denied: Tried plog,, got :ppd 2.3.5 started by root. vid 0
> using interface ppp0
> connect:ppp0<--> /dev/tty1
> connection terminated
> exit
> in file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option /dev/modem
> What can I do about this?
>
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