Re: [LUG] USB modems

[Tom Glare <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Neil Williams wrote:

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> How do I find where a USB modem has been attached under /dev?
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> The modem I won at St.Austell doesn't seem to be recognised automatically by 
> Mandrake 9 - RedHat did appear to find the modem but couldn't dial out. (That 
> could be down to having another winmodem already configured.)
>
> The system isn't online and only installed today so where do I start looking 
> for the USB modem?
>
> usbview doesn't recognise it but does list it. dmesg and /var/log/messages 
> show connection and disconnection but only Mandrake Control Centre (hardrake) 
> identifies the modem rather than an unknown device / unclaimed device.
>
> I'm not sure how to read the /proc/bus/usb listings to work out which /dev/ 
> the modem will respond to. I've tried /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 and others - very hit 
> and miss. KPPP offers lot of options but none of the alternatives can provide 
> KPPP with access to the modem.
>
> Any ideas? (Anyone else who won the same modem at St. Austell have it 
> working?)
>
> Neil Williams
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Tom.


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