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Subject: Using external modem with Linux red hat 7.2
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: leonidbash-ga
List Price: $10.00

Posted: 31 May 2003 08:50 PDT
Expires: 30 Jun 2003 08:50 PDT
Question ID: 211129

I tried to use a modem with linux RedHat 7.2.

I connected physically the modem on /dev/ttyS0 when trying 
 /sbin/ifup ppp0

get 
Failed to activate ppp0 with error 2

What do I need to do to get the modem working.
PS Modem works perfectly well on another compute using Linux 6.2

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Subject: Re: Using external modem with Linux red hat 7.2
From: sandrewz-ga on 11 Jun 2003 19:04 PDT

Make sure you aren't using a WinModem and check out the following
page:

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Modem-HOWTO.html

If you need help on tutorials for how to better use your linux system
try the following:

tldp.org

Enjoy.

steve

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