Re: [Sheflug] External Modem '3Com U.S. Robotics 56K Message Modem

[Seb James <seb [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 16:30, J Simpson V21 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> My external modem arrived at the weekend and I have been trying to get it to
> work.  I haven't had much joy with Windows or RedHat 9.
> 
> I have set it up with the Internet Configuration Wizard.  When I click on
> activate I get 'failed to activate ppp0 with error 8'.
> 
> I also noticed when it tried to activate lights flashed on the modem.  Any
> suggestions?

You could try logging in as the user "root" and then try connecting
again. Not sure how redhat 9 does this, but if various device files
aren't setup correctly, then your normal user may not be able to run the
pppd program which actually creates the connection to the internet. If
you can get a connection as root, then come back and someone will tell
you how to make pppd executable by your normal user.

The lights on the modem are a good sign - it means that the computer is
successfully talking to the modem. Pat yourself on the back - you're
halfway there (well, more or less).

Seb

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