RE: PPP Configuration
On 04-Nov-2000 Marco Herrn wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I tried to configure my internet connection on my potato system via
> wvdial
> an pppconfig, but neither of this works correctly.
> When running wvdial, it starts the connection and holds it, but I
> cannot
> access the internet (I tried it with netscape and lynx).
> When running pon, it dials, but immediatly hangs up, dials again, and
> so on.
Check the modem's initialization (sp?) command. When I changed mine to
reset to factory specs (AT & F2, for me), everything worked fine. Also
check if the authorization stuff is correct.
> And another question: The dialing tone with both tools is much too
> loud.
> How can I adjust the loudness of my modem?
Use an AT command (AT & L, I think). You could pass it in your script.
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