E. Robert Tisdale wrote:
> Phil Meyer wrote:
>
>> Did you go into system-config-network and ask it to scan for a modem?
>> It will do the right thing.
>>
>> From the menu:
>>
>> System/Administration/Network -Add -Modem connection.
>>
>> As part of that dialog it will 'discover' your modem.
>
> I don't think so.
> I got:
>
> You have selected the following information:
> Hardware: Generic Modem
> Provider name: netwood
> Login name: edwin
> Phone number: 8061685
>
> then I pressed the Apply button.
> Everything seemed fine until I tried to "Activate" the device.
> I don't think that the system ever actually found the modem.
>
>
Hello Robert:
I agree that a USR5610B *is* a *real* modem. I installed my USR5610B
on a Redhat RHEL 3 WS, which later was upgraded to RHEL 4 WS. I
remember that the modem installation was a bit involved, but that I
eventually got it working through the judicious use of cookbook
instructions from other kind souls from other sources. I've long
forgotten the procedures but later all was well through kppp. I know
that USR's rpm at:
<ftp://ftp.usr.com/usr/dl15/LNUX_3ComMdm-1.0-1.i386.rpm>
was *mandatory* back then.
I can't imagine that you've overlooked this or forgotten it. However,
that RPM *is* five years old and I'm wondering if it's still viable
for F7.
I do remember that in a Windows XP Pro environment the USR5610B did
appear as COM3 which translated to /dev/ttys2 or /dev/ttys3. Then,
I seem to remember that we needed to link /dev/modem with /dev/ttys3
or /dev/ttys2.
I hope a bit of this helped and we hope to hear of your successful
conclusion sir.
