pikkin up n old bone "dial up'

[John Heinen]

NoOp wrote:
> On 04/15/2009 11:55 AM, John Heinen wrote:
>   
>> squareyes wrote:
>>     
>>> John Heinen wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> I switched to a usb modem, usrobotics, /dev/ttyS3, com 4 in
>>>>> dos,  just to make sure that it is not the modem, ( most likely
>>>>> it's me) deleted all files and started fresh. used dynamic
>>>>> instead of static and when I type in pon, nothing happens.
>>>>> Thanks for your patience Wilton, please stay with me if you
>>>>> can.  John
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
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>>>>         
>>> Hi John, you may not have solved your problem with an external usb
>>> USRobotics modem. If it was a relatively cheap modem it is probably
>>> a software modem, and as such will give you a few headaches.  I
>>> have a USRobotics model 5637 that as far as I know is the only
>>> external usb model from USRobotics that will work with no problems.
>>> It goes on ttyACM0 that is number 0 not uppercase o. What type and
>>> model of modem you have been using. An external serial model will
>>> usually give you no problems. Google linux usb modems and check 
>>> them out, or go to the USRobotics web site, and do some checking
>>> there. Winton
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>> Hi Winton, thanks for staying with me. I have the same type modem
>>> ,usrobotics usr5637, that one works fine with opoensuse, I jus
>>> switch it between computers.  John.
>>>       
>>     
>
> Had you stated that when asked back on the 10th perhaps someone could
> have helped you earlier.
>
> Perhaps these will help:
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=help.ubuntu+%2Busr5637>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1045357
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=873268
>
>
> Hi Winton  Well what can I say about april 10th, I had no clue what he was talking about, I have friends but it just happen to be that no one is a linux fan, and I am a new one myselve.I tend to believe that there is  an unresolved  pppdialup issue. Anyway thanks for all your help,  to me it is sill in isue becuase it remains unresolved.  It was a pleasure to correspond. The the old bone is still there, so maybe some time later we will dig it up again.  John H 
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