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Etch Newbie Question: Adding an External Modem.
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| Kevin J. Cheek 2007-07-27, 1:14 am |
| After finally getting my hands on an external modem to test, I
tried setting it up in Etch. When I did the install, I used CDs, since
this machine only has a Win modem and dial-up access.
Clicking on the network configuration settings prompts for the
root password, but does not display an add option. The only thing that
shows is the network card.
I poked around under /etc, but didn't see anything I recognized as a
serial port setting. I halfway expect that I need to add the modem to
a configuration file before it's detected under the network
configurations, but don't know how to go about it.
Thanks in advance.
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-Kevin J. Cheek
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| John Hasler 2007-07-27, 1:14 am |
| Kevin J. Cheek writes:
> I poked around under /etc, but didn't see anything I recognized as a
> serial port setting. I halfway expect that I need to add the modem to a
> configuration file before it's detected under the network configurations,
> but don't know how to go about it.
You need to configure PPP. The best way to do this is to install
pppconfig, run it as root, and follow instructions.
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John Hasler
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| Darren Salt 2007-07-27, 1:14 am |
| I demand that Kevin J. Cheek may or may not have written...
> After finally getting my hands on an external modem to test, I tried
> setting it up in Etch. When I did the install, I used CDs, since this
> machine only has a Win modem and dial-up access.
> Clicking on the network configuration settings prompts for the root
> password, but does not display an add option. The only thing that shows is
> the network card.
> I poked around under /etc, but didn't see anything I recognized as a serial
> port setting. I halfway expect that I need to add the modem to a
> configuration file before it's detected under the network configurations,
> but don't know how to go about it.
# aptitude install pppconfig
# pppconfig
If you want to know more, have a look at ppp(8) and in /etc/ppp; also,
interfaces(5) becomes relevant if you want to do demand dialling and you want
to bring the interface up at boot.
I expect that there's a HOWTO too, but I can't be bothered to check right now
:-)
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