[ale] Courier V.Everything Modems

[andy]

Ryan wrote:

>     Anybody using the USR / 3COM Courier V.Everything external analog
> modems?  I had my dialup connection under RedHat 5.2 working fine with a
> MultiTech external modem, but now I have a one of these USR modems
> plugged in, the ppp0 interface dials, connects to the isp, then hangs up
> after a minute.  I never actually get a connection that I can ping or
> finger from.  Is there an ' at ' initialization string needed for these
> modems under Linux?  It works fine under winders, but I am trying my
> darndest to finish my conversion to Linux.
>
>     Any ideas?
>
>     Thank you,
>         Ryan

First
try putting three commas ",,," after the ATDT string.  I found out this
weekend that for some modems with Bellsouth it will do the *exact*
thing you are discribing.

Andy
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