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Mark Wright wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
>
> I am exasperated. (ooh I even spelled it right)
>
> I have been trying for three months in my spare time to set up a nice 
> little Linux box for my mom.  She badly needs a replacement for here 
> Apple IIsi.  She is on dial up.  I am a computer professional.  
> Whatever that means.  I have been repairing Mainframes since 85.  I 
> used dial up back when every modem command and network option had to 
> be entered by hand on whatever tty device we were lucky enough to 
> have.  So why can't I get a Linux distro to connect to Earthlink?
>
> I have tried FC2, Mandrake 9.2, and 10.0, Knoppix 2.0, Linspire 4.5, 
> and Ubuntu.  I have two identical US robotics 56K modems that work 
> fine on any machine.  One of them was working on an OS2 box only a few 
> months ago.
>
> FC2 had a strange issue with the modem that I corrected via a tip I 
> found online.  All the others auto sense the modem and dial it 
> correctly without help.  I get to the same place with al the different 
> distos.
>
> From /var/log/message on Ubuntu:
>
> chat [24230]: send (ATST6782454201)
> chat [24230]:  expect (connect)
> chat [24230]:  ^M
> chat [24230]:  CONNECT
> chat [24230]:  - - got it
> chat [24230]:  send  (/d)
> pppd [24227]:  Serial connection established
> pppd [24227]:  Using interface ppp0
> pppd [24227]:  Connect :  ppp0  <--> /dev/ttyS0
> pppd [24227]:  LCP:  timeout sending config-Requests
> pppd [24227]:  Connection terminated
> pppd [24227]:  Hangup  (SIGHUP)
> pppd [24227]:  Exit .
>
>
>
> I have printed a three inch notebook full of HOW-TO's from the 
> internet.  I have followed many rabbit trails.  I have read ppp set up 
> instructions from 1996 but I have no answers.  I have tried to set up 
> my Speedfactory account with a local dial up number to verify that it 
> is not Earhtlink being funny.
>
> Is any one using a Linux machine with a modem.   I am willing to buy 
> an internal or another external or really anything that will make it 
> work.
>
> I have looked at every file associated with communication for config 
> and privileges but will gladly go over anything again.  If you have a 
> working configuration I would love to compare.  Sorry this is so long 
> but I am only scratching the surface.
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Wright
>
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