I feel like a guy stopping an unknown house asking "can you help me with
this?
Please don't close the "door" I really need some help. J.H.
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-russ
John Heinen writes:
>
> Russ Nelson wrote:
> >
> Thank you Russ, I have a modem problem with linux allthough the modem
> works just fine with win xp, I cannot get it to to operate either with
> opensuse nor with fedora.
> Right now I have fedora on the machine but of course I can change back
> to opensuse anytime.
> Steps; Mine and Fedora's in regards to network configuration.
> Start: System, administration, root password, network.
> Net work config,
> establishing a modem connection
> 1 click the device tab
> 2 click the new button
> 3 select modem connection from the device tab list and click. forward
> 4 if the modem is allready configured in the hardware list ( on the
> hardware tab} the network administration assumes you want to use it to
> establish a modem connection
> If there are no modems allready configured, it tries to detect any modem
> in the system
> 5 after probing this window appears; modem device /dev/tty/S0, baud
> 57600 flowcontrol.........
>
> I have under network config tab : pr of status checked,
> status; inactive, device ppp0, nickname earthlink.net, Type; modem,
> Next click on activating, (I did)
> computer:" activating network device" earthlink, please wait.
> Nothing happens even after a long time
> END
> What do you suggest, you want me to reinstall open suse or rather stick
> with the present one fedora. John Heinen
>
>
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