cant get my modem to dial out

[towsonu2003]

Bill Cairns Wrote: 
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> There is another way of configuring and connecting to a dial up
> connection: 

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> Go to System > Administration > Networking and you will find another
> menu that allows the dial up configuration. Once the network is
> configured you use the same menu to connect. (It needs your password to
> connect).

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> The silly thing is that I could not get pppconfig and pon to work
> either until I had connected once this way. After that once, pon works
> fine. I cannot repeat the situation without a re-install so I have
> decided to write it off as malicious actions by the pixies (or, as this
> is Ubuntu, by the tokolosh).

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> Bill

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> CJ's Reply:

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> ok, so i set up the modem, tried the command and it didnt work. I also
> tried "sudo pon [service provider]" and it didnt work either. So i went
> into the directory it specified on the error message and found out that
> there was a connection setup, but under a different name. so i tried
> that name (sorry i dont recall the name) and it gave me machine
> language. it wouldnt connect to the internet. i wonder if this is
> because i am using the live cd or not. any suggestions?

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sorry to poke such an old thread, but is this resolved?


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