Modem problem with 2.6.24.21-generic

[Bo Grimes]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Doug Robinson wrote:

> Hello one& all
> I am helping a buddy by installing a dialup modem (3com 56K Fax Modem)
>
> Everything goes in fine - except it does not work
> Here is a WVdial output

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Been a long time since I used wvdial, but I had that problem once and had 
to edit /etc/resolv.conf and add a line:

nameserver xxx.xx.x.xx [whatever your isp's is]

Just googled for wvdial etc/resolv.conf and nameserver and got this:

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Wvdial

Don't know if that's the right ballpark, but I hope so.