Re: [opensuse] Installing 56k Modem in Suse10.1

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jim tate

20 Aug 2006 20 Aug '06

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BandiPat wrote:

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On Saturday 19 August 2006 13:16, jim tate wrote:

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I have a 56k modem that has run under Fedora and I want to setup in Suse10.1 Below is the info on the modem, is there a driver in Suse for this modem. This isn't a Windows modem , it is a Lucent "Venus" compatible modem that will run in Linux. Redhat9 and Fedora has drivers that would run it. I'm new to Suse and I don't know how to set it up in Suse. Also Suse doesn't have a "rc.local" file , if I build one will Suse read it at bootup, I have to put a setserial line in it.

Jim

00:0b.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems Venus Modem (V90, 56KFlex) Subsystem: Actiontec Electronics Inc Unknown device 0500 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169 Memory at e1105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] I/O ports at dc00 [size=256] I/O ports at e000 [size=256] I/O ports at e400 [size=8] Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Ok, Jim having this info in your mail to me might have helped in getting more info to you. Do you know how to use YaST2? That is an important part of getting things setup in SuSE easier than editing files as apparently Fedora required you to do. Actiontec modems have always worked nicely for me, so I suspect you'll have few problems.

Open YaST2 from your menu. It's listed as YAST under the System>Configuration>YaST heading. From there, go to Network Devices, where you'll find Modem. Select that, it will open, should find the modem and from there you configure the ISP and other settings for it. If indeed it's a hardware modem, there should be few if any problems, but again, don't forget to set the time out to zero to eliminate the connection from terminating early. Once that's done, KPPP & wvdial will be set to make your connection. An icon in your systray, bottom right, will appear for dialup but if not, just start kppp from the menu the first time.

Lee

I got the modem to connect with wvdial and firefox browses.. Can't get Kppp to connect, it can't open the modem at ttyS1, the settings in wvdial.conf and kppp are the same but it won't pick up modem. I can't find a dialer for the settings in Yast. Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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BandiPat

20 Aug 20 Aug

02:52

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On Saturday 19 August 2006 20:56, jim tate wrote: [...]

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Open YaST2 from your menu. It's listed as YAST under the System>Configuration>YaST heading. From there, go to Network Devices, where you'll find Modem. Select that, it will open, should find the modem and from there you configure the ISP and other settings for it. If indeed it's a hardware modem, there should be few if any problems, but again, don't forget to set the time out to zero to eliminate the connection from terminating early. Once that's done, KPPP & wvdial will be set to make your connection. An icon in your systray, bottom right, will appear for dialup but if not, just start kppp from the menu the first time.

Lee

I got the modem to connect with wvdial and firefox browses.. Can't get Kppp to connect, it can't open the modem at ttyS1, the settings in wvdial.conf and kppp are the same but it won't pick up modem. I can't find a dialer for the settings in Yast.

Jim

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Ok, sounds like you are half way there. Do you know how to use Yast2? It's pretty easy, if you just follow the instructions. You really need to get a handle on that. There is no modem dialer in yast2, only the setup. If you set the modem up correctly in yast2, then you'll get an icon in your systray that will automatically dial up the number you insert for your ISP in yast2 modem setup. I don't know if there are some instructions with images somewhere to help you do this, but it sounds like you need it. Guys help him out here, anything in wiki or the SuSE help? I found something in SuSE help files for using the kppp wizard to help with images. That might help, but you still need to do your modem setup in yast2 Jim. That's a must and you're going to have to do a bit of leg work yourself, unless you can get someone to log into your machine to do it for you. Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jim tate

12:13

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BandiPat wrote:

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On Saturday 19 August 2006 20:56, jim tate wrote: [...]

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Open YaST2 from your menu. It's listed as YAST under the System>Configuration>YaST heading. From there, go to Network Devices, where you'll find Modem. Select that, it will open, should find the modem and from there you configure the ISP and other settings for it. If indeed it's a hardware modem, there should be few if any problems, but again, don't forget to set the time out to zero to eliminate the connection from terminating early. Once that's done, KPPP & wvdial will be set to make your connection. An icon in your systray, bottom right, will appear for dialup but if not, just start kppp from the menu the first time.

Lee

I got the modem to connect with wvdial and firefox browses.. Can't get Kppp to connect, it can't open the modem at ttyS1, the settings in wvdial.conf and kppp are the same but it won't pick up modem. I can't find a dialer for the settings in Yast.

Jim

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Ok, sounds like you are half way there. Do you know how to use Yast2? It's pretty easy, if you just follow the instructions. You really need to get a handle on that.

There is no modem dialer in yast2, only the setup. If you set the modem up correctly in yast2, then you'll get an icon in your systray that will automatically dial up the number you insert for your ISP in yast2 modem setup.

I don't know if there are some instructions with images somewhere to help you do this, but it sounds like you need it. Guys help him out here, anything in wiki or the SuSE help? I found something in SuSE help files for using the kppp wizard to help with images. That might help, but you still need to do your modem setup in yast2 Jim. That's a must and you're going to have to do a bit of leg work yourself, unless you can get someone to log into your machine to do it for you.

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Well I thought I had it. Everything in dialup is working fine, but the Firefox browser is having DNS lookup problems. Isn't that the sbcglobal.net server problem, I have tried three different access phone numbers they allow and I still get the same problem. This is a new dialup account and this computer/browser works fine if I connect it by SbcGlobal DSL. But the computer isn't going to be at this location. Wvdil.conf DNS=1 settings. Jim --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect. --> Sending: ATDT9332411 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT8332411 CONNECT 49333 V42bis --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Sun Aug 20 07:51:12 2006 --> pid of pppd: 6143 --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: 0 --> pppd: 0 --> pppd: 0 --> pppd: 0 --> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92 --> pppd: 0 --> primary DNS address 78.94.156.1 --> pppd: 0 --> secondary DNS address 78.94.157.1 --> pppd: 0 --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> warning, can't find address for `www.suse.de` --> warning, address lookup does not work --> Nameserver (DNS) failure, the connection may not work. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect --> pppd: 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Anders Johansson

12:23

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:13, jim tate wrote:

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--> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92 --> pppd: 0 --> primary DNS address 78.94.156.1 --> pppd: 0 --> secondary DNS address 78.94.157.1 --> pppd: 0 --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> warning, can't find address for `www.suse.de` --> warning, address lookup does not work --> Nameserver (DNS) failure, the connection may not work. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect --> pppd: 0

So it connects properly but can't use the DNS servers it's given. Can you ping those IP addresses? I think your configuration is done, and the non-working DNS servers is something the support at that ISP needs to look at --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jim tate

12:37

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Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:13, jim tate wrote:

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--> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92 --> pppd: 0 --> primary DNS address 78.94.156.1 --> pppd: 0 --> secondary DNS address 78.94.157.1 --> pppd: 0 --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> warning, can't find address for `www.suse.de` --> warning, address lookup does not work --> Nameserver (DNS) failure, the connection may not work. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect --> pppd: 0

So it connects properly but can't use the DNS servers it's given.

Can you ping those IP addresses?

I think your configuration is done, and the non-working DNS servers is something the support at that ISP needs to look at

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Yes I can ping the DNS addresses. Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Anders Johansson

12:40

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:37, jim tate wrote:

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Yes I can ping the DNS addresses.

Then I'd say it's clear your dial-up is working, and you need to contact your ISP's support to find out why the DNS servers don't. It looks to me like everything is configured correctly from your side --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

BandiPat

14:31

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 08:40, Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:37, jim tate wrote:

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Yes I can ping the DNS addresses.

Then I'd say it's clear your dial-up is working, and you need to contact your ISP's support to find out why the DNS servers don't. It looks to me like everything is configured correctly from your side

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I agree with Anders, Jim. The dialup is configured and working on your end, you have done what you needed to do. You seem to have found a problem with the ISP's servers that you need to bring to their attention. Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Boyd Lynn Gerber

12:29

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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, jim tate wrote:

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Well I thought I had it. Everything in dialup is working fine, but the Firefox browser is having DNS lookup problems. Isn't that the sbcglobal.net server problem, I have tried three different access phone numbers they allow and I still get the same problem. This is a new dialup account and this computer/browser works fine if I connect it by SbcGlobal DSL. But the computer isn't going to be at this location. Wvdil.conf DNS=1 settings. Jim ... --> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right. -- Boyd Gerber ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Anders Johansson

12:32

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:29, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

oops, missed that. You are right, it can't be higher than 255 even (and even 255 is unusable) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Boyd Lynn Gerber

12:33

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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, jim tate wrote:

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Well I thought I had it. Everything in dialup is working fine, but the Firefox browser is having DNS lookup problems. Isn't that the sbcglobal.net server problem, I have tried three different access phone numbers they allow and I still get the same problem. This is a new dialup account and this computer/browser works fine if I connect it by SbcGlobal DSL. But the computer isn't going to be at this location. Wvdil.conf DNS=1 settings. Jim ... --> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong. -- Boyd Gerber ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Anders Johansson

12:36

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:33, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong.

In the other mail he just sent the remote IP is quoted as 199. so I think it's a typo. My other comment stands then, that the connection is good, and the non-working DNS is for the ISP support department to look at --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jim tate

12:48

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Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:33, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong.

In the other mail he just sent the remote IP is quoted as 199. so I think it's a typo. My other comment stands then, that the connection is good, and the non-working DNS is for the ISP support department to look at

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Those IP's are what wvdial spit out, I did a copy an paste of same. Thanks Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Anders Johansson

12:54

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:48, jim tate wrote:

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Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:33, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> remote IP address 299.69.68.92 <snip> Those IP's are what wvdial spit out, I did a copy an paste of same.

So in one dial-up you get 199.69.68.92 and in another you get 299.69.68.92 Then the dial-up server is really confused, and badly configured. You really should report this to their support --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jim tate

14:33

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Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:33, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong.

In the other mail he just sent the remote IP is quoted as 199. so I think it's a typo. My other comment stands then, that the connection is good, and the non-working DNS is for the ISP support department to look at

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Why can't I get a Dailup Icon in the panel tray, Yast is detecting the modem and setting are same as wvdial? I have no problem connecting wvdial. Can't get kppp to detect modem and settings are the same as wvdial. Jim Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

BandiPat

14:46

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Anders Johansson wrote:

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On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:33, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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--> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong.

In the other mail he just sent the remote IP is quoted as 199. so I think it's a typo. My other comment stands then, that the connection is good, and the non-working DNS is for the ISP support department to look at

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Why can't I get a Dailup Icon in the panel tray, Yast is detecting the modem and setting are same as wvdial? I have no problem connecting wvdial. Can't get kppp to detect modem and settings are the same as wvdial.

Jim

Jim

--------------------------------------------------------------------- I suspect once you've restarted KDE or at least the kicker panel, it will appear. Normally once you get the modem configured with yast it automatically starts one of the dialing programs and adds an icon

On Sunday 20 August 2006 10:33, jim tate wrote: there, but not always according to the build of KDE you're using. Try restarting the kicker panel or just restart KDE, if you haven't since setting the modem up. It's been quite a long time since I used a modem, so don't recall all the details. Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jim tate

12:44

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Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, jim tate wrote:

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Well I thought I had it. Everything in dialup is working fine, but the Firefox browser is having DNS lookup problems. Isn't that the sbcglobal.net server problem, I have tried three different access phone numbers they allow and I still get the same problem. This is a new dialup account and this computer/browser works fine if I connect it by SbcGlobal DSL. But the computer isn't going to be at this location. Wvdil.conf DNS=1 settings. Jim

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--> local IP address 14.74.75.37 --> pppd: 0 --> remote IP address 299.69.68.92

I think the remote IP address has to be wrong. I think it can not be above 256.X.X.X I may be wrong but that just does not seem right.

Normally 255.255.255.255 is a all one's and 0.0.0.0 is the all zero's. So 256 or anything above it would be wrong.

-- Boyd Gerber ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

What about the remote address ? It isn't anything I change is it? Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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