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Originally Posted by serjer
& i'm stuck to how make my serial devices be available since my modem is a serial one ....errr do u know if any the new convention for serial devices? & how do u modify the ppp config files ?thx  |
My ADSL connection comes home via the usual ISDN digital line (the ADSL router is splitted just before the ISDN router/modem), and my ADSL subscription is also valid for ISDN and PSTN connections. Kernel 2.6.X has no problems at all connecting to the ISDN router/modem via either serial port or USB (my router/modem has a dual serial/USB interface), and dialing to the net via either kppp or xisp. I just have to set the modem timeout to a very low value (5-10 seconds) as for some reason the first attempt to connect always fails... but the second one is successful.
So far I've used every possible timeout setting for my ADSL modem (no router abilities) with no luck at all-- it NEVER gets connected. But the net setting module is not totally broken, ie it can connect to the net via my home network and DHCP protocol without any issues if I dial out from my laptop.
When I boot my puter with the 2.4.22.X kernel it can connect to the net instantly either directly thru pppoe or via DHCP (I've made two different network profiles, and I use one of them accordingly.
It might be just an issue for the compiled mandrake 2.6.X kernel and not a problem with the kernel modules themselves... will report more when I have more info.
BTW still using Mandrake 9.2. Version 10 beta 2 does NOT have this problem (and is surprisingly stable and articulate for a Mandrake beta), but judjing from the past I would rather NOT trust a Mandrake beta... in fact i hardly trust their finals. I think their new policy (issuing first an unstable release, and then after 3-4 months a final stable one) makes a lot of sense, and it is the right step forward.
Just call kppp, set your modem as dev/{your-serial-port} and not as dev/modem, and set the right values for it (be very careful with the modem speaker volume values, they may kill the ppp daemon- better begin with them disabled).