Re: no joy with external USR modem
On 2004-10-23, Silvan <dmmcintyr@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> The modem was working fine, and isn't very old. I set up a Linux box for a
> guy across town. I threw an ethernet card in and plugged the machine into my
> LAN to do a net install. All was well until I took it back over to try to
> futz around getting the thing to dial AOL for him.
> I'm not sure how the AOL thing (penggy) will go, but I'm not even past step
> one yet. No contact with the modem. I'm trying the "terminal" button in
> KPPP, just trying to establish contact with the thing for starters. COM 1 is
> definitely enabled in BIOS, I don't see any IRQ conflicts, etc., but KPPP
> keeps reporting that the modem is busy.
I suppose you have already verified the obvious:
The device kppp is pointing to exists and it's the correct device.
You have read/write permissions on the device.
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