[GeekGirl]

Hello, I am new to this forum and new to Linux so apologies in advance for mistakes! I hope this is the right place to post my question. I have installed Mandrake 9.1 on my Dell C840 notebook, alongside Windows XP. I have installed the drivers for my modem, which is a PCTEL 2304WT V.92 which I believe is a win modem, by following the instructions on this website "http://www.mit.edu/~matthew1/c840/c840_setup.html", this is exactly what I did.

However, when I try to use my modem to connect to my ISP, Freeserve, using kppp which came with Linux, it dials the number but never connects. It waits for a long time, with the log reading "Expected: Connect", but this never happens. I set up kppp according to these instructions
"http://www.guylj.fsnet.co.uk/Comp/Linux/kpppFreeserve/kpppFreeserve.htm".

I connect to Freeserve fine using Windows btw. In case this is relevant, when I select the "query modem" option in kppp, it gets to 100% complete, but each of the boxes are emtpy, i.e. it does not seem to return any information. I do not therefore know if the problem is with the modem.

Does anybody have any advice or can point me in the right direction? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Maz

[twill]

Don't know if this link will help, but it seems this fellow got his modem working in debian. http://pctelcompdb.sourceforge.net/v...ls.php?id_no=9

Also, this which actually might be of more use:
http://pctelcompdb.sourceforge.net/v....php?id_no=166

[GeekGirl]

Thank you for your reply, I will read those sites and see if I can understand them. Is there a way that I can check if my modem is working properly, some command? I can make it dial my other phone line using kppp and it rings, but I don't know if this means it is actually working completely or not.
Maz

[twill]

Well Geek, that's half the battle right there. Good luck and ask more questions if you have them.