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Modem lights problem
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| System: RedHat 9 Desktop - all latest updates
I am setting up a standalone desktop pc which has a dial up
connection. It is using an external modem (/dev/ttyS0). Everything
seems to work correctly and I'm able to connect using the Network
control panel but of course root password is required to do so this is
not suitable.
On another machine I use the Gnome applet "modem lights" with great
success but on this machine it will not behave. I can click on the
connect button and it will dial and connect but modem lights does not
recognise the changed connection state and remains blank (no
sending/receiving info or sign of connection). Also when I come to
hang up clicking on the connection button brings up the same dialog
box "Would you like to connect" instead of disconnecting.
I have compared set-ups and permission levels on the two machines and
can't see any differences. I have seen similar problems in goggle
groups before but no solutions.
Help...
Gavin
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| Peter Heckert 2004-01-23, 7:11 pm |
| Hello Gavin,
Gavin wrote:
quote:
> or sign of connection). Also when I come to hang up clicking on the
> connection button brings up the same dialog box "Would you like to
> connect" instead of disconnecting.
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> I have compared set-ups and permission levels on the two machines and
> can't see any differences. I have seen similar problems in goggle groups
> before but no solutions.
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Did you check the adjustments? I have german menus here so I dont know the
english name.
Righthclick the applet, choose adjustments and therein the rightmost tab.
Check the device, probably it should be ppp0.
By the way:
I use modemlights with "sudo /usr/bin/kppp" for connecting and "sudo
/usr/bin/kppp -k" for disconnecting.
This is especially fine when using more than one provider.
Also kppp will exit gratefully, when the connection breaks accidently.
And it gives detailed connection and throughput information.
Type "kppp --help" for information.
hth,
peter
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| Mr. Mick 2004-01-31, 5:34 am |
| I had the same problem and found the lock file name in 'Advanced' tab in
preferences was wrong. It was "/var/lock/LCK..modem" and the actual name
was "/var/lock/LCK..ttyS0". I corrected the name and the modem lights
work now. So simple...I should have seen it a long time ago. Oh well,
live and learn.
Hope that helps.
Gavin wrote:quote:
> System: RedHat 9 Desktop - all latest updates
>
> I am setting up a standalone desktop pc which has a dial up
> connection. It is using an external modem (/dev/ttyS0). Everything
> seems to work correctly and I'm able to connect using the Network
> control panel but of course root password is required to do so this is
> not suitable.
>
> On another machine I use the Gnome applet "modem lights" with great
> success but on this machine it will not behave. I can click on the
> connect button and it will dial and connect but modem lights does not
> recognise the changed connection state and remains blank (no
> sending/receiving info or sign of connection). Also when I come to
> hang up clicking on the connection button brings up the same dialog
> box "Would you like to connect" instead of disconnecting.
>
> I have compared set-ups and permission levels on the two machines and
> can't see any differences. I have seen similar problems in goggle
> groups before but no solutions.
>
> Help...
>
> Gavin
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