Modem hangs on

[hlinux]

I have installed Mandrake 9.0.
I have a US Robotic controller V 92 compatible modem (no winmodem!).
Everything works perfectly....but....
I've configured my modem through "kppp" but for some reason the modem stays on the connecting stage and doesn't go through. Everything looks to be configured correctly.
What's wrong? what should I do?
Let me keep searching myself in the meantime....I use my box mostly for internet....and I want to be free of windoze.

[mdwatts]

Any error messages in your system logfiles concerning the modem?

less /var/log/messages

PgUp - PgDn
'q' to quit less

Do you have a symlink from the actual modem device to /dev/modem?

ls -al /dev/modem

It should be pointing to /dev/ttyS0 (com1) or /dev/ttyS1 (com2).

If /dev/modem does not exist, create with

ln -s /dev/ttyS# /dev/modem

and then setup Kppp to use /dev/modem.