Hi Robert, Yes, some of this stuff can be automated. For example, there is a line in one of the /etc/sysconfig/ files (file is called 'kernel', I think) that lets you list additional modules your kernel should load on boot. You can add agrmodem and agrserial there. It is not necessary to do the 'ln -s' commands every startup, you can just edit your dialler's config to change to the /dev/ttyAGS3 port... so in /etc/wvdial.conf, it would read 'Modem=/dev/ttyAGS3' as opposed to pointing to one of the links you create with 'ln -s' If you're particularly adventurous, you might want to write an init script that loads the drivers and creates the symlinks for you. (see /etc/init.d/skeleton for a bare-bones sample of an init script) With regards to eth0, it will need to be brought down every time you want to dial. You could perhaps write a small 3-line bash script that does this, then dials, and when you press a certain key combo, disconnects the modem and brings eth0 back up. If my memory serves correctly, the following should do it: #!/bin/sh sudo ifconfig eth0 down wvdial && sudo ifconfig eth0 up since && tells bash to wait for wvdial to finish before running the following command. Alternatively, you could be lazy and just yank the network plug whenever you need to use the modem :) Bjorn. --- marigold7@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Dear Bjorn, > > thank you for your hints. I am not experienced in > using > firefox. I have > overseen the option for unchecking 'work > offline'. Now my modem works > and I am writing you with my > new laptop. > > May I ask you one more question? Do I really need to > start > with all the > following commands: > $ sudo modprobe agrmodem > $ sudo modprobe agrserial > $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyAGS3 /dev/ttySAGR > $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyAGS3 /dev/modem > > $ ifconfig > $ sudo ifconfig eth0 down > > Typing requires some time and this would be the case > for > every modem > usage. > > Can I put all the commands into one line? Or is it > possible > to modify > any script so that all this stuff is loaded at the > beginning? > > With best wishes, Robert > > > > Unbegrenzter Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 > SMS und eigene E-MailDomain > inkl. > http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html > > __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
