[hcflinux] Re: Help please (Angus to Gratiniano)

[Angus Auld]

Thank you for the reply....I am using another email account.

I tried to create the link, like you suggested, and I wrote down exactly 
what happened. ( I'm using Mdk 8.2 by the way) Here it is:

>As root I entered the following command; ln -s /dev/ttySHCFO /dev/modem and 
>got this as output--<ln '/dev/modem': file exists>
I then tried to reconfigure my connection, tried to connect and my modem 
dialed up and connected but immediately I got "The pppd daemon died 
unexpectedly! Exit status 19". (this is the first time I have gotten this)
>I tried to reconnect and my modem dialed up, connected and then I got the 
>same "Exit status 19" again.
(Exit status 19 means, "we failed to authenticate ourselves to the peer".)
>I tried to connect yet again and the modem dialed up and connected and this 
>time stayed on. But, the connection was useless, I couldn't do anything 
>on-line. If I tried a url in Konqueror I would get, "Error: Unknown host". 
>When I tried to access my email I got, "Error connecting to (my pop 
>account): "my pop address".
>After about 10 minutes I disconnected, and I am unable to connect. Same old 
>thing, "Kppp can not find: /dev/modem".

Any ideas anyone??

This is not a newbie task at all. I thought I might be able to go with a 
dual boot on my Dell, and give Linux a try, but it's proving to be a very 
daunting task indeed. My Dell is still under warranty, so if I haven't 
already voided that w/dual booting, changing my modem would certainly do it. 
I am considering maybe going to an external hardware modem and that way I 
can leave the cover on my Dell. Any thoughts on this??

--Angus



"LET US NOT LOOK BACK IN ANGER OR FORWARD IN FEAR, BUT AROUND IN 
AWARENESS."----James Thurber


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