Need Modem Help

I really hope I am wrong here, but I think you are going to be out of luck with that modem.
See these threads for why.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1
and
http://www.mepis.org/node/1581

Like I said, I really hope someone here has got that particular modem to work and can help you out.

anticapitalista

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

Suggest you post to http://www.mepislovers.org --- very helpful forum

I did a quick search and this modem is mentioned as one that works well with Linux, but I've not found specific instructions. Maybe if you just search here or on mepislovers for instructions on setting up a dialup connection or a modem, you'll be able to figure it out

-- Mike

Oh, boy, are you in for heartbreak.

I used to have a Billion DSL Modem on USB. It worked perfectly under Windows XP, but when I installed SimplyMEPIS 3.3.1-1 it simply (pardon the pun) didn't work.

Of course, I tried reading dozens of articles on the Net about changing this and that -- in other words delving into the nitty-gritty -- but I simply wasn't prepared (nor had the time) to do that.

So I gave up and switched to a Surecom DSL Modem/Router on ethernet. It just took me 5 minutes to install, and I was on the Net instantly.

If there's one thing I've learned about Linux, it's that USB modems (at least on DSL) aren't welcome.

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"Share the world."

if you need a dial up modem, buy a serial cable connected external modem on ebay for $15, then point kppp to ttyS0 in modem edit.

if you need dial up the a serial modem will do that job remember
that they are all hardware modems with an easy interface that is easy for linux and windows to command

the reason for these silly USB modems and many if not all PCI cards is that they use computer programs to take a way electronic hardware that cost the consumer letting the computer doing some of the work and tend to be smaller to and cheaper [ some times they may say hardware modem PCI or USB, just ignore them ] often called
winmodems

have a look a round the net if you dont believe me

here are such models UK web site.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=17093338682&action=UFNQcm9kdWN0U2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0cw==&subcat_uid=1146&order=ASC&order_col=sell_price&show=stock

I have a used Creative Blaster v.92 DE5621 external modem I bought from fleabay for 16 bucks. I bought it just for that someday-down-the-road, when I would use a LINUX distro, which happens to be, Simply Mepis.

No problems. In fact, now that I'm using Simply Mepis, my dial up connection and web surfing is super fast, compared to using it with windoows. It's like having DSL or broadband. We live out in the country, so no access to DSL or broadband, and we don't want to spend the expense on a wireless satelitte system. Maybe someday we will, but for now, analog is king.

Using KPPP to tweak the modem settings can be fun, too! The query tool works for my modem and it shows 57600, so that is what I set the speed to. A higher setting causes speed to be very slow.

Cheerio,
Lisa

AMD Athlon XP +2100/BioStar M7VIZ SATA mainboar/512MB DDR RAM/
WD 10G HDD0 Win 2K Pro NLite
WD 40G HDD1 Simply Mepis 6.0 partitioned-format FAT32
ATI Radeon 7000 AGP graphics card
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-Bit audio card

I have been writing communications software on and off since
the 80's look up "ENERGY BBS"

I have prototyped just about every startup modem there was
and I recently went out and purchased ext modems for Govt use
with Linux and found the Creative Blaster v.92 DE5621 external modem to be ideal for use with Mepis Linux.

I use it 24/7/365 always on as a dial out server with Mepis
Linux 3.4-3 and love it...

Two Thumbs Up

Danny W. Burdick
Govt Systems Guy

Those Creative Blaster v.92 DE5621's are good. I use them on an automated Windows 2000 Fax Server at work and I forget that machine is running half the time. Those modems just work.

We call 'em the Darth Vader modems. "Luke SkyWalker, I am your father!

The Tramp

That's great to know, Danny and The Tramp! Looking at it, it does have that Darth Vader look to it-like something he'd fit his defaced rat with.

I recently amped mine up to 115200 and am getting even faster connection speeds via KPPP.

Dr. Lazarus: By Grabthar's hammer, we live to tell the tale. Surrender may be our only option!
Commander: No! Never give up ... NEVER surrender.
From, Galaxy Quest