Re: Configuring an ADSL connexion

Greetings Othman ,


othman El Moulat wrote:
> Thanks Mark for your help...
> I tried the method you described to me..by going to start ->system
> settings->network
> I chosed the adsl connexion option and DHCP...but when i activate the device
> i have a message saying :couldn't activate device...
> I think the problem is that my ADSL modem is not detected and recognized by
> the system; may be because the driver was not installed successfully...
> is there any way i can check if my device (USB WAN ADSL adapter (the name as
> stated in win box)) is installed and recognized by the RH system?


I don't have an ADSL modem , but a winmodem , which works perfectly
under Linux. The whole problem is , if there are drivers for your modem
under Linux . Anyway from a console try the command

#ls -lh /dev/modem

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 11 May 19 00:35 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyLT0
                                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                    This is my modem
                                                    for example .

if you get a response similar to the above then chances are
that your modem is coorectly installed and the correct port for
it is the one sawn on the right .
Now you can try this :

For the KDE DEsktop Enviroment :

K---> Internet ---> More Internet Applications ---> KPPP
On the screen that will be displayed choose setup .
Then On the second tab the first value should be
/dev/modem or the thing i marked with carrets ( ^^ ) .
Now go to the third tab , there is a button saying
"Query Modem " , press it . If the response is
"Modem Ready" then your modem is correctly configured ,
in any other case , your modem is not configured correctly and
for that reason it cannot operate properly .


Kind Regards,
     Kostas


> thanks
> ozman
>