[cad-linux] Re: Newbie - RH8.0 - Gnome - Modem will not responid

one of the first things you need to check with modem problems is the
permissions.  are you running your dialer as a normal user or as root?
if it responds (as root) then you may want to look into changing permissions of
/dev/tty4 or setting up sudo.  

--- John Wolf <wolf_j@> wrote:
> 
> Sorry to post here. but l.r.ppp won't accept, I have enough problems 
> without trying to figure that out, can anyone tell me why I can't post 
> there or help with the following:
> 
> I have RH8.0 installed and reinstalled on a dual boot with Win98, this 
> message is from Win98 because RH8.0 will not dial out or do anything 
> with the modem.  It is a hardware PCI  USR modem which Linux seems to 
> see on ttys4 = com5 which is what it runs on in windoze.  I have 
> configured ISP, etc. and it is connected, but nothing dials out.
> 
> Any clues?
> 
> 


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