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Kaiser
03-20-2002, 02:46 AM
sorry for being a pain,...
I just got Mandrake up and running under Gnome.
I am in the process of Internet config wizard. I set up my isp config (btw, its an 56k isp service) and when it begins to connect, it says my modem isn't responding....
sounds stupid but what can I do to fix this?
z0mbix
03-20-2002, 04:39 AM
What modem is it? Is it internal/external? It's quite likely that you have a winmodem. Go to http://www.linmodems.org for more details.
Kaiser
03-20-2002, 05:01 PM
its internal, but I think its not a winmodem...
slapNUT
03-20-2002, 06:42 PM
You need to set the device to /dev/modem then set the /dev link and retry till you get the right device.
From /dev directory
ln -fs ttyS0 modem
If it doesn't work then try these from /dev
ln -fs ttyS1 modem
ln -fs ttyS2 modem
ln -fs ttyS3 modem
Kaiser
03-20-2002, 07:03 PM
this may sound dumb...but having no knowledge of running Mandrake Linux....how do I bring up the internet connection wizard, and how do I find the menu to connect me to the internet?
btw, I am using Gnome.
slapNUT
03-20-2002, 08:13 PM
Open a terminal, su to root, type /usr/sbin/draknet
<edit> There is probably a menu item for it but I don't use Gnome.
[ 20 March 2002: Message edited by: slapNUT ]