spider200 Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 what the hell is wrong with drakeconnect ??? it can't find my modem, i use an external modem v.92, NOT a winmodem so what is the problem ?? suggestions ?? can it be a firewall problem ?? or a interface problem ?? or is a patch required ?? or basically is mandriva just possessing a bug that needs to be rectified ?? thaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 What modem is it? Make/Model? Check this website: http://linmodems.org/ During installation, the OS normally tells you if it has a problem with a modem attached to your machine and to visit this website. If your modem wasn't connected during installation, then you probably wouldn't have noticed this. See if your modem is supported here, will help you to get it working. Although I would have thought that most external are easy enough to sort out. One thing though. Is your BIOS configured with an option for Plug and Play OS? If so, make sure this option is disabled. This can cause hardware detection problems and could be why drakconnect can't find your modem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 USB modems generally cause problems. If it's not a usb modem then I'd try using kppp to see if that can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chesneysteve Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 It's a while since I used a modem but my memory is that you need a different serial cable for Linux. Windows uses a "Null Modem" cable which crosses pins 2 and 3 i.e. pin 2 on the computer is connected to pin 3 on the modem. I think maybe Linux wants a straight - through cable i.e. pin 2 to pin 2 and pin 3 to pin 3. Somebody shout "rubbish!" if I am out of date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bham Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 I have previously used a zoom V92 external modem with mandriva. It was detected no problem. This is just a thought but check MCC, security, firewall and check the net device is selected for ppp+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I have previously used a zoom V92 external modem with mandriva. It was detected no problem. This is just a thought but check MCC, security, firewall and check the net device is selected for ppp+. i wonder if this is similar to the problem i posted in "hardware", where kppp doesn't set up or talk to my v92 external modem? Everything i've read suggests external modems should work fine, and yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 A regular serial modem should work with the stock cable, period and fullstop. Nothing special needed. An external USB modem might, or might not work- it depends on the modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Some external modems can still be winmodems - if you let us know the full make and model of the modem we can probably find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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