Problem with external modem after installing Ubuntu

[KhankuSho]

Am Donnerstag, den 04.08.2005, 19:38 +0200 schrieb Savage:
> Hi to everyone.
> I have just installed ubuntu hoary and everything went fine, except that 
> I can't connect to Internet. The problem is in my modem. I have a 
> externall 56k rockwell modem connected on com1 or /dev/ttyS0.
> I tried to set up a connection in "Administration -> Networking" but 
> it's not all ok. The program autodetects it but everytime I try to 
> connect the modem opens the line (i can hear the pulsating sound) but 
> nothing happens. The modem does not dial. It's like when I have "Wait 
> for dial tone" checked in windows. Is there any similar option that I 
> can turn off here.
> It's very important to me to fix this because I can't install any 
> packages without Internet and this is the only way I can connect to it.
> BTW the modem is Planet ME-560R externall modem and it's recognised like 
> "Rockwell 56000 externall modem PnP" in win.
> 
> Konstantin Dimitrovski

Hi,

Try to configure your modem with 

$ sudo pppconfig

It's pretty simple. 
Then connect with :

$ pon connection_name

(connection_name is the name you entered for  the connection in
pppconfig)

To disconnect :

$ poff

Moreover there is a shortcut avaible in gnome panel to do that (panel >
add...)


-- 
François.