Re: wvdial and winmodem

[Petr Šimon <debian@klubko.net>]

Thanks Dave,
problem is that this is notebook, so i would have to get pcmcia. I am at 
the moment at Taiwan, where it is absolutely impossible to get pcmcia 
modem. There are only two, Billionton and Zonet. I talked to Zonet 
manufacturer, cause they say  that their modem  worked  on RH 7.1, but 
didn't give me any details. I could buy it on  web probably, but I have 
no  experiace with  that :-)
As for my modem. Probably it is only "Waiting for carrier" but I can 
hear no noise at all. That would mean that it doesn't work, isn't it? OK 
I probably give it up and explore web to buy pcmcia.
Thanks again
Petr

David selby wrote:

> Petr Šimon wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have spent a week tweeking winmodem with pctel drivers. Two days 
> > ago I was begging for help in this forum, then i gave up, and now I 
> > am back again. Now my modem seems to work, though it's very unstable. 
> > But still I am not sure if it really works!  I use wvdial for 
> > testing. When I run it it stops on "Waiting for carrier" and then 
> > returns only "timeout". What does it mean? does my modem really work? 
> > How can I overcome that timeout. I have set country_code and this is 
> > my wvdial.conf:
> >
> > [Dialer Defaults]
> > Modem = /dev/modem
> > Baud = 115200
> > Init1 = ATZ
> > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> > ISDN = 0
> > Modem Type = Analog Modem
> > Phone = <number>
> > Username = <name>
> > Password = <pass>
> > DialAttempts = 2
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance if you can help me. I am new to dialup and I am 
> > lost (and tired, ghrr these winmodems)
> > Pete
> I am no expert but here goes ....
>
> When your modem dials your ISP, the ISP modem picks up the line, there 
> is then a whole lot of hissing and "twanging" which most modems let 
> you hear. This is when they are negociating speed, parity etc, ie how 
> to talk to one and other. After this "Carrier detect" happens. The ISP 
> modem has sent a signal telling your modem the link is up and it can 
> start authentication. wvdial is grat at sorting out the authentication 
> automaticly.
>
> The first thing I would check is, is the modem dialling, do you get 
> the "twanging" etc of initial contact. Make sure its not the simple 
> stuff ie dialing correct number !
>
> Hey guys, If Im wrong on any of this stuff, jump in !
>
> From my experience win modems are a world of problems, I struggled 
> with mine for about a year before handing over £30 and getting an 
> external RS232 job. Now its rock solid + improved performance with 
> download speeds I could not obtain with a winmodem.
>
> Ultimately, buy a full hardware one, you will be glad you did.
>
> Dave :-)
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