Re: [TCLUG:2406] modem woes

[Gordon Pedersen <gordo@pclink.com>]

With chat you can try a couple of things:
-	Use cmd line option -v or -V to force verbose logging
-	Check exit status (see man page)
This may or may not shed any light....

gp

Sandipan Panigrahi wrote:
> 
> I recently got this PCMCIA combo ethernet-modem for my
> laptop. It cost me $10.0 (14.4Modem and 10Bt ethernet)
> 
> It gets configured properly but I am unable to connect
> to my current ISP. I tried using minicom to dial in.
> It gets as far as showing me the
> "Username: " prompt  and then doesnot do a thing.
> 
> After a while the modem hangs up with a "connection terminated" message
> and I also get the "password:"
> prompt if I had hit the enter key at the username at
> the same time.
> 
> I tried different line speeds in minicom from 9600
> to 38.8.  I can get the prompt only for 19.2 for the
> other speeds it dials, connects and I donot even get
> the prompts for username.
> 
> I can connect to different ISP without any trouble.
> 
> I can use my external modem on my laptop and connect without any
> problems.
> 
> The ISP is of help with linux.
> 
> The "chat" program just hangs too so I am not sure it is anything to do
> with minicom.
> 
> The ISP I can connect to is still at 33.6kbps while this one is X2 or
> Kflex or something like that.
> 
> So is it some kind of modem negotiation problem ? I
> donot have a clue on how these these communication
> thingies work.
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> Thanks.
> sandipan
> 
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