RE: [SLUG] Those ol' modem installation blues .....

["Dave Kempe" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The usual approach to this is to use minicom (man minicom) to actually
> dial in to your ISP so you can see what they actually ask you and try
> various answers till you know how the prompt/response pattern goes that
> will get you logged in. Then you either need to find a script setup tool
> (I think RH has one? anyone suggest what it is?) or you need to rtfm and
> do it by hand. I'd also suggest that you turn off auto-redial unless you
> really need it. I think it's just a tickbox in a rh setup window.

you can also install wvdial to learn this stuff for you.
It tries to gues whats going on and based on some basic info, get you
connected.


dave