Internet Connection
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I'm totally new to MEPIS but I have been running Mandrake 9/10 for two years so I'm at least comfortable with getting around in Linux.
MEPIS has detected my modem and I am getting responses back when it is queried. I have checked all wires and connections and everything seems to be fine. However, when I try to connect, the modem initializes, dials the ISP access number and then after a brief time I get the error message "No Dial Tone".
I've checked my PPP connection at work using a different phone line but I still get the same message. And I have also tried a PCMCIA modem card that works well with Mandrake but the error message is the same.
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this and a possible solution. My thanks in advance for your thoughts.
NO CARRIER implies permission denied
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The likely reason is your uid is not authorized to use ppp. Read the /usr/share/doc/kppp/README.Debian for details.
To dialout, your uid needs to be part of dip group and /etc/ppp/options should contain noauth to bypass authorization check. Try:
grep dip /etc/group; grep ^noauth /etc/ppp/options*
to see if this is indeed your problem.
Hope this helps,
Same here
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I am having almost the same problem. Mepis detects my modem as a Smartlink Softmodem at /dev/modem. I can query the modem and get a response, but I can't get the modem volume on. When I try to connect to my ISP (sympatico) using KPPP, the modem dials, then after about 1 min. I get "NO CARRIER". I have searched this forum and tried every solution for setting up KPPP with PAP, which sympatico uses, and I have the DNS addresses from sympatico. I have edited the files suggested in /etc/ppp/
and still no luck. I can even pick up my other phone on the same line and hear the modem dialing my ISP. Could I have the wrong driver? I'm out of ideas.