no dial tone problems

[fabiopao]

hi! i am a newbie for linux matters, so...sorry for the question!!
using suse linux 8.1, i have problems with my dial-up modem: i think now i have the right drivers, but it just can't connect, and the log file shows a NO DIAL TONE error message.
???

[schotty]

First off what tool are you using to connect? Kppp? In Kppp there is a terminal button, click on that and type:

ATZ
ATDT

And see if you get dial tone. Perhaps you may need to pick up a phone and listen to see if the modem is acutally doing anything to the line. It should click (loudly) and add background noise to the line if you hold the phone to your ear.

If you get no dial tone, then we need to see if your modem is configured correctly first off. Is this a winmodem, or a real hardware modem? IF it is a hardware modem, then life is made easy (all externals are hardware and work perfect under linux).

Let me go take a look somewhere. I recall hearing that for modem connections, there needs to be another group that that user is part of. I may be wrong ... lemme check first.

::edit::

Well I cant find that. Check your user groups to see if there is a modem or internet group. I could have sworn that I read that on the Linux board I frequent (LinuxJuniour.org).

Oh well. Plus knowing the modem that you have can be helpful the HSF Conexant chipset modems have a different /dev/ entry than normal modems ... etc .. etc ..

[bdl]

What Manf / Model modem?

Is the line actually plugged into the modem? (hey - it happens) Phone works otherwise?

Does the modem work under Windows or any other OS? Have you used it successfully prior to this?

Can you use the modem with 'minicom'?

BTW, on some systems, the user needs to be a member of the 'dialout' group, but it's not necessarily the problem here.

[fabiopao]

i am using a modem with a conexant hsf driver, which works well under win98. i downloaded the drivers from this site, linux drivers for conexant modem chipsets and checked wheter i was on a hcf or hsf driver.
and no, i am not using kppp, but kinternet to connect: i d/loaded kppp and tried to install it, but it gave some compatibility problems..tks for your help!:p
ps: i found this mesage on a group, stating i could solve this problem with the string ATX3M1L3...where should i put it?

[schotty]

Well, I dont use (or have) kinternet, but I would presume there is a configuration file for the dialing stuff. If it uses wvdial, its easy. Check to see if you have any data in the /etc/wvdial.conf

Heres a copy of mine:
Note the Dail command line -- that is where your string goes.

[Modem0]
Modem = /dev/modem
Baud = 57600
SetVolume = 0
Dial Command = ATM0DT
Init1 = ATZ
FlowControl = CRTSCTS
[Dialer CoreComm]
Area Code = 1262
Username = schotty
Password = xxxxxx
Phone = 8276000
Dial Prefix = *70
Stupid Mode = 1
Inherits = Modem0