Re: problem with modem connection

[Tom Cook <tom.cook@adelaide.edu.au>]

Ulf Martin wrote:
> 
> Hi Debians!
> 
> Finally I made it to this distribution.
> 
> Now I have a problem connection to the net via modem
> under Debian:
> The device itself seems to work
> (it's actually making a hell of a noise --
> how can I stop this),
> but it does not hold the connection.
> I am using a Lucent Winmodem on a Dell Laptop.
> I tried it with "pon".
> I checked almost every doc that's out on the net.
> (Especially Jacques Goldberg's "Linmodem Post-Install Problems"
> and the "Linmodem HOWTO" by Sean Walbran and Marvin Stodolsky.)
> 
> Below are the relevant /var/log/messages
> 
> I'd apprechiate any ideas.

I don't know the cause of your 'main' problem, but the AT command to
shut your modem up is ATL0 - add it to the ATZ in your chat script.

As for the NO CARRIER message after a login, I'm not sure - are you
certain it's a PPP server you're connecting to?

Tom