Re: dial-up modem usage

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--- On Tue, 11/8/11, Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net> wrote:

> From: Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net>
> Subject: dial-up modem usage
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 6:16 PM
> I'm setting up a Debian system for a
> friend, and he uses a dial-up
> modem.  It's been many years since I dealt with a
> modem, so I could use
> a few tips.
> 
> I know that winmodems probably won't work, so I may have to
> swap it out
> for something in my old parts bin.  What is used to
> control dialup these
> days?  Does NetworkManager do it?  5 years ago I
> was using kppp on
> Mandrake...
> 
> This system will have occasional access to wireless high
> speed internet,
> so I need a solution that allows for that as well.
> 
> Thanks for any tips.
> 
> -Rob
> 
> 

I have a USRobotics 5610* hardware modem that works perfectly.  I have it set up via pppconfig and also Gnome PPP on /dev/ttyS*.  Network Manager does not work for dialup AFAIK. Can't help with wireless . . .