[techtalk] Re: [grrltalk] Configuring my modem

[Beverly Guillermo]

> >  Ok, I need help with what files need to be dealt with: Particulars:  I
> > have a 56 MHz US Robotics external modem. On the PC side it is plug and
> > play. [I am using a lilo boot diskette with SuSE Linux 6.1 on my primary
> > slave connection] I can use Midnight Commander and can bumble through vi
> > [pico if I really get wobbly]. I did manage to get my Xserver
> > running, so also have XWindows. Cheryl

The only thing you'll probably have to tell Linux is what communications
port
the modem's on.  Most programs look for a modem at /dev/modem, which is a
symbolic link to the com port.  The com ports are labeled like this:

* com 1 = /dev/ttyS0
* com 2 = /dev/ttyS1
* com 3 = /dev/ttyS2
* com 4 = /dev/ttyS3

So if, for example, your modem was on com 2, you would set it up by issuing
this
command as root:

ln -sf /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem

Minicom is a good program to use to test your modem setup.  If it still
doesn't seem to be working, check to make sure it's connected, or the
cord isn't screwed up.

Now setting up ppp, you can do a bunch of some scripts to automate things
but I've used diald.  http://www.loonie.net/~eschenk/diald.html or you could
chose the gui methods like kppp or X-Isp.

Beverly


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