Re: serial modem

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:13:31 -0400, kalin m <kalin@xxxxxx> wrote:
yes the entry was wrong... changed it. when i try to use tip i get
device busy. when i use cu it says connected but nothing else happens
and i don't see any prompts. it's like frozen. i can't type any AT
commands... nothing. i changed the baud rate around. all the way down to
9600. so now the same thing happens with tip. if used tip says connected
but i can not issue any commands...

You could try to leave it to ppp, just for testing purposes.
Everything you need is a number you can dial. Here's an
example for an /etc/ppp/ppp.conf that would do something
like this:

# --- ppp.conf -----------------------------------------------
default:
set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
ident user-ppp VERSION (built COMPILATIONDATE)
set device /dev/cuad0
set speed 115200
set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
set timeout 120
enable dns
papchap:
set phone PHONE_NUM
set authname USERNAME
set authkey PASSWORD
add default HISADDR
test:
set phone 0123456789
set authname QWERTZ
set authkey ASDFGH
add default HISADDR
# --- ppp.conf ----------------------------------------------- end ---

With such a file, you can now:

# ppp test
ppp> dial
*click dit dit dit dit... dooooo doooooo... *
PPP> close
*click*
ppp>
#

In this case, you have confirmed that the serial modem works as
intended. You can of course enter real data for an ISP that offers
modem dial-in to get online. :-)

You can find more help and examples in "man ppp".



the modem has 2 leds. one yellow and one green. according to the manual
the yellow should be blinking as follows:

Fast Blinking (0.5 sec on/0.5 sec off) Net search/ Not
registered/Turning Off
Slow Blinking (0.3 sec on/ 2.7 sec off) Registered, Full Service

i think i'm only seeing 'Fast Blinking'..... i wonder what 'Net search'
really means and where it's searching for it. it's connected through a
RS-232 to the serial port...

?!?

But it IS a modem to dial tones and connect to something?
"Net search"... no idea what that could mean. Serial modems usually
don't search for nets...

Or am I completely misunderstanding you and you're trying to find a
command access to a DSL modem that has a serial line?




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