Re: usb modem under linux how?
- From: roodwriter@xxxxxxxx
- Date: 31 Dec 2005 11:21:38 -0500
bggbflxben@xxxxxx (Otto Sykora) writes:
> I have given up trying to get my internal modem of the toshiba laptop
> work under linux.
>
> I have bought a 56k external modem, but tehy come in the usb variatey
> those days, real serial once seem not to be avaiable any more.
>
> However I tried to install or to connect to the modem, it seems not
> working at all with linux, while it works fine under win.
>
> is there any special trick how to connect to internet with a laptop
> when underway?
>
>
> Otto Sykora
> bggbflxben@xxxxxx (ROT13)
I had a similar, but not identical, problem with my laptop.
The external modem would connect through USB but run miserably slow.
I tracked down the problem when someone made the comment that when
confused, Linux will default to a modem speed of 9600. I checked to
see what the modem speed was set on and found it was something like
4000000. I reduced that to the correct modem speed and now the thing
works fine.
See if that helps.
There's also the possibility that the USB modem is actually a
winmodem, I've been told. It may be married to Windows and nothing
else. Check the box.
My modem was an old-fashioned serial modem on which I connected a
serial-to-USB adapter cable.
--Rod
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