Problem with external modem after installing Ubuntu
KhankuSho
khankusho at free.fr
Thu Aug 4 18:33:44 UTC 2005
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.
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