[ale] need working dialup

[Nathan J. Underwood]

Thanks to someone here on the list (sorry, don't remember who), I've had 
really good luck using access-4-free.com for dial-up service when I've 
needed it.  I've been so impressed with it that I've actually suggested 
it to a number of clients.  I've never had any problems establishing a 
connection with them.  Just in case it's some issue with Earthlink, 
access-4-free offers a $4.95 'lifetime' account that you could use for 
testing.  Basically, you sign up, pay $4.95 one time, and get 10 hours 
per month free for life.  May be worth looking into to see if it's 
something you're doing, or something that Earthlink's [not] doing.

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Mark Wright wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> I am exasperated. (ooh I even spelled it right)
> 
> I have been trying for three months in my spare time to set up a nice 
> little Linux box for my mom.  She badly needs a replacement for here 
> Apple IIsi.  She is on dial up.  I am a computer professional.  Whatever 
> that means.  I have been repairing Mainframes since 85.  I used dial up 
> back when every modem command and network option had to be entered by 
> hand on whatever tty device we were lucky enough to have.  So why can't 
> I get a Linux distro to connect to Earthlink?
> 
> I have tried FC2, Mandrake 9.2, and 10.0, Knoppix 2.0, Linspire 4.5, and 
> Ubuntu.  I have two identical US robotics 56K modems that work fine on 
> any machine.  One of them was working on an OS2 box only a few months ago.
> 
> FC2 had a strange issue with the modem that I corrected via a tip I 
> found online.  All the others auto sense the modem and dial it correctly 
> without help.  I get to the same place with al the different distos.
> 
>  From /var/log/message on Ubuntu:
> 
> chat [24230]: send (ATST6782454201)
> chat [24230]:  expect (connect)
> chat [24230]:  ^M
> chat [24230]:  CONNECT
> chat [24230]:  - - got it
> chat [24230]:  send  (/d)
> pppd [24227]:  Serial connection established
> pppd [24227]:  Using interface ppp0
> pppd [24227]:  Connect :  ppp0  <--> /dev/ttyS0
> pppd [24227]:  LCP:  timeout sending config-Requests
> pppd [24227]:  Connection terminated
> pppd [24227]:  Hangup  (SIGHUP)
> pppd [24227]:  Exit .
> 
> 
> 
> I have printed a three inch notebook full of HOW-TO's from the 
> internet.  I have followed many rabbit trails.  I have read ppp set up 
> instructions from 1996 but I have no answers.  I have tried to set up my 
> Speedfactory account with a local dial up number to verify that it is 
> not Earhtlink being funny.
> 
> Is any one using a Linux machine with a modem.   I am willing to buy an 
> internal or another external or really anything that will make it work.
> 
> I have looked at every file associated with communication for config and 
> privileges but will gladly go over anything again.  If you have a 
> working configuration I would love to compare.  Sorry this is so long 
> but I am only scratching the surface.
> 
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark Wright
> 
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