Olaf is probably right on the money with his suggestion. As a knee-jerk troubleshooting reaction, though, I'd like to recommend that you remove the switchbox from this configuration until you've got the modem working while it's directly connected to the computer. When you're troubleshooting something like this, it helps to remove all the variables possible. Seth Robert G Palmer Jr wrote:
I've got Suse 6.4 (2.2.14 kernel) installed on my Beige G3. I have SupraFaxModem 33.6 hooked up to the modem port through a serial switch box (it's set to the modem, I just wanted to include it in the description for the sake of being thorough).
I went into Yast and configured the modem for COM1 (yeah, wouldn't it be nice if the choices were actually - modem/printer port).
I then went to the auto modem detect. I saw the lights flash on the modem, but the auto detect failed.
I created a file 'afile' that contained the following lines:
ATH0 ATZ ATDT 5551212
I then executed the following line:
cat afile > /dev/modem and cat afile > /dev/ttyS0
both produced the same results, the lights on the modem flashed, but I never heard it try to dial.
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