Modem help

[max bianco]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Sean Bruno <sean.bruno at dsl-only.net> wrote:

>
> On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 16:29 -0500, max bianco wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2008/2/22 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com>:
> >
> >         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.
> >
> > Yes I want to be able to dial in and access the network. However I am
> > having  trouble dialing out from my f8 box as it does not detect the
> > modem. The dial-in server is centos actually but it has the same
> > problem, it cannot detect the modem that is installed. So I figure
> > these as my first two hurdles, getting both boxes to recognize that
> > they have modems then setting up the stuff you suggest with mgetty or
> > do i have to configure mgetty to get my modem recognized in the first
> > place? The mgetty config would only be needed on the machine i dial in
> > to right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Max
> >
> >
> > --
> Can you post the output of lspci -vv for your modem please?
>
> Sean
>
> -


Here you go and  thanks for the help.

01:09.0 Communication controller: Conexant HCF 56k Data/Fax Modem (rev 08)
    Subsystem: Aztech System Ltd Dell Mercury - MDP3880-U(B) Data Fax Modem
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 32
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
    Region 0: Memory at ea000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
    Region 1: I/O ports at 9000 [size=8]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-


Thanks,

Max

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