Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3434 mails)

["Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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The Friday 2008-02-01 at 20:51 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:

> >  I have, in the past, had problems several times with modems that required
> >  special software to work, and in all cases they were internal modems.
>
> Those aren't actually modems...they're primitive sound cards
> combined with software which emulates a real modem.  A real
> modem being defined as one which does the job with nothing
> more than analog circuits, A/D + D/A converters, and the
> only digital logic circuits being the the 4 registers (input,
> output, control, and status) plus associated "glue logic"

Not always.

Sometimes they are modems, but the error detection/correction logic is 
done by the driver and main cpu, instead of some kind of cpu in the modem.

> Any "modem" with a DSP chip on it is NOT a real modem.

I wouldn't go as far as that.


> >  I would try minicom. But I trust that if wvdial can not use it, there are
> >  serious problems. That's a very good program, I use it with preference to
> >  kinternet and such to really know what is happening with the connection.
>
> The reason I suggest catting to it directly is that the
> capabilities of the modem can be tested directly.
>
> My guess is that he probably didn't specify the correct /dev file.

Improbable.

Wvdial connects the first time, and fails on the second one.

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Cheers,
       Carlos E. R.
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