Description of Problem:When trying to set up a simple modem based internet system the Network Druid assigns only a "generic" modem which does not work with my US Robatics 56k modem. I have never found a way to manually fix this. The Network Configuration window let's me set up ppp ok but when I try to make it active it hangs up with a small window open saying "trying to make active". I must kill the function and it warns that nothing was saved. I have not been able to get this set up. On the same computer, differnet hard drive partition version 7.2 is working and it's what I'm using. The changes made for version 7.3 are bugzilla material...:-) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Standard version 7.3 How Reproducible: Doesen't work 5 times out of 5 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to configure a simple internet setup 2. Try to make your config active 3. After 15 minutes kill the device. Actual Results: No internet setup Expected Results: Using version 7.3 today to write this. Additional Information:
Did some more testing and I think the problem is with the modem select software. The system probes for a modem and then throws up a panel that says "Can't find a modem". When that disappears it has set up a "generic" modem which, of course does not work. When I try to make the setup active it tries the un-setup modem and when that fails it goes into limbo. So perhaps the bug should be changed to only the software that selects a modem.
Well I read the referance manual and found out which files are involved with the network system. I found the modem setup is a total bug. I found I could write a useful wvdial.conf and ifcfg.ppp0 which are the main files. So this afternoon I got the dialup internet working. I need to learn a lot more. Redhat linux has a long way to go before it's a threat to Microsoft!
This must be a significant problem to lots of users, it is a common topic on the Vahalla list. If you have software to correct this problem I will be glad to beta test it on my version 7.3 linux.
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Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.