Modem help

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

max bianco wrote:
> Can someone point me to a good modem how to? I am trying to setup a 
> dial-in server and I cannot detect my modem but it is listed in lspci. 
> When i run wvdialconf i get no modem detected. I have tried several 
> different modems, lspci lists them but my configuration is obviously 
> lacking somewhere, i have used the setserial command but apparently not 
> correctly. i have read and followed several how to's but none by itself 
> seems complete. Can anyone help by pointing me to a good source for 
> modem config on  Redhat and clones. I know not all modems are compatible 
> so a suggestion for an internal modem that is know to work is also 
> welcome. I have a lot of old internal modems lying around so one is 
> bound to be compatible. I have tried conextant, agere, ESS, and 
> smartlink internal modems. From what I understand I'd have better luck 
> with an external modem but I don't have one lying around so.....
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Max
> 
Let me make sure I understand what you are trying to do. If I am 
reading things right, you want people to be able to dial into your 
machine, and log in (or make a ppp connection). If this is the case, 
you need to configure mgetty for the ports you want. You then need 
to create entries for each line in /etc/inittab. They used to 
include examples in inittab, but they do not any more. There are 
examples in the inittab man page. There is also a fair amount of 
documentation included in the gmetty package.

Mikkel
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