[CLUE-Tech] Getting There With FC2

[Jed S. Baer]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:47:47 -0700
"Jed S. Baer" <thag at frii.com> wrote:

> I can get dialup via kppp, but don't want to use it, as it
> doesn't play nice with fvwm, and I don't need a dialer that drags in 4
> or 5 kde components just to get ppp running. I can also talk to the
> modem just fine with minicom. What doesn't work, and what I really want
> to get running, is the chat script that I've been using in flavors of RH
> since 5.1. All indications are that when chat is invoked by pppd, it
> sends things to the modem OK, but doesn't receive anything back. I had
> the same problem with SuSE 9.1 ...

Well, I doubt anyone else will have this problem, but here's the intial
answer.

You see, I actually have (were I to plug in everything available) a need
for 4 serial ports. I've been running the serial modem using a Belkin USB
serial port. It finally occurred to me to try the obvious thing, and plug
the modem into good old ttyS0. Works like a champ.

Fortunately, getting my UPS line back in service will be just a matter of
getting a gender changer for the 2nd serial port. And, the other two
things I can live without -- in fact have been for a while anyway.

Thanks all, for your input.

Now, all I have to do is build a few things from source, and make RPMs out
of them. But that's a different thread.

jed
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