Internet Connection Problem

[Michael Scottaline]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:07:15 -0500, azz <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
> 
> You have a software modem (winmodem).  You need to use the sl-modem
> packages from universe.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/55me3
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/3o8om
> 
> Install build-essential, module-assistant and these two packages.
> 
> Try  configuring your connection before you compile the driver.  You
> may be able to use the alsa intel modem driver included with your
> kernel.  If that fails, make the non-free driver:
> 
> Read the docs:
> 
> To get the final modules from sl-modem-source, follow these
> instructions:
> 
> a) First, update the local source directory. If you use
> module-assistant, running "m-a clean sl-modem" should be enough.
> Otherwise, change to /usr/src and extract the driver source executing:
> 
> tar jxvf sl-modem.tar.bz2
> 
> b) Next, build and install the driver using one of the following ways:
> 
> - For already compiled kernel (eg. the currently running) with the
> module-assistant tool:
> 
> module-assistant auto-install sl-modem-source
> 
> - Using the make-kpkg(1) command provided by the kernel-package Debian
> package. This will produce a corresponding sl-modem-modules package
> for
> the Debian kernel-image package that you are using. This is "the
> Debian
> way". See the "modules_image" section of the make-kpkg(1) man page.
> When
> done, you can install the resulting sl-modem-x.y.z*.deb with dpkg.
> 
> - Doing make-kpkg's job by hand, changing to /usr/src/modules/sl-modem
> and
> executing:
> 
> debian/rules kdist KVERS=`uname -r` KSRC=/usr/src/kernel-headers-`uname
> -r`
> 
> This assumes that you are building a modules package for the currently
> running kernel (uname -r) and the associated kernel-headers package is
> installed (eg. kernel-headers-2.4.20-bf2.4).
> 
> - Changing to the /usr/src/modules/sl-modem/ directory and building as
> the README file instructs using "make; make install". This will build
> and install a module specific to the system you are building on and is
> not under control of the packaging system.
> 
> So you can do:
> m-a clean sl-modem
> module-assistant auto-install sl-modem-source
> 
> In both cases, /dev/modem is symlinked to the actual device
> (sl-modem-daemon takes care of this...)
> 
> --
> azz
====================================
Azz gives you excellent instructions on setting up this winmodem. 
Might I also suggest that if you have a few bucks to spare and really
must remain on a dial-up connection that you consider getting a real
hardware modem (US Robotics is my preference bu there are other very
good ones).  They work right out of the box usually and I believe have
better performance than any software modem.

As I mentioned above, azz's detailed instructions will indeed work
very well.  Just thought I'd offer another view.

My US$0.02  ;-)
Mike


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