Hi WLUG, We are now the proud owners of a Netcom Mega I Modem which is proportadly Linux Compatible. I have connected it up physically and have some light on and we can see the drivers in our 64 bit Ubuntu 8 operating system. However how do we run the files. There is an exe file therre called setport.exe which looks like it might be useful be we don't know how to run it. Cheers Robet ----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Quilty To: Waikato Linux Users Group Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [wlug] REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday Heya, Ive updated the wiki page with more details for you http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2009-07-27 Its at the usual place in the Uni http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/?MS4 Paul also plans to bring a few MythBuntu CDs to give away to anyone interested in setting up their own PVR Regards, Liz 2009/7/24 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz> Hi WLUG, Can you please tell me when and where the meeting is and how long it goes on for. Cheers Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meeting Reminder Bot" <bot(a)wlug.org.nz> To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Cc: <nzlug-announce(a)linux.net.nz> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:27 AM Subject: [wlug] REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday > There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > MythTV > > http://www.mythtv.co.nz > > http://www.mythtv.org > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.22/2253 - Release Date: 07/21/09 18:02:00 _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.22/2253 - Release Date: 07/21/09 18:02:00

Hi Simon, We looked up the link you provided and now can't find the "Scanmodem" tool it refers to under setting up modems without drivers. Do you know where it is in Ubuntu? Cheers Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Green To: Waikato Linux Users Group Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz> Hi WLUG, We are now the proud owners of a Netcom Mega I Modem which is proportadly Linux Compatible. I have connected it up physically and have some light on and we can see the drivers in our 64 bit Ubuntu 8 operating system. However how do we run the files. There is an exe file therre called setport.exe which looks like it might be useful be we don't know how to run it. Hi Robert, The .exe file will be for Windows, so you won't need that. The Ubuntu Community wiki has some helpful information on configuring your modem. I'm assuming that you are wanting to use it to content to the Internet or some other online service. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto If you are still having problems, WLUG are having their monthly workshop next Saturday. See the WLUG webpage for more information. -- simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.28/2259 - Release Date: 07/24/09 18:24:00

It's my understanding that this is a SERIAL modem (I did a google search on the model number) If that's the case, setting it up should be trivially easy and should not require the scanmodem tool... 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

Hi Simon,

We looked up the link you provided and now can't find the "Scanmodem" tool it refers to under  setting up modems without drivers. Do you know where it is in Ubuntu?

Cheers

Robert

----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Green To: Waikato Linux Users Group Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>

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Hi WLUG,

We are now the proud owners of a Netcom Mega I Modem which is proportadly Linux Compatible. I have connected it up physically and have some light on and we can see  the drivers in  our 64 bit Ubuntu 8 operating system.

However how  do we run the files. There is an exe file therre called setport.exe which looks like  it might be useful be we don't know how to run it.

Hi Robert,

The .exe file will be for Windows, so you won't need that. The Ubuntu Community wiki has some helpful information on configuring your modem. I'm assuming that you are wanting to use it to content to the Internet or some other online service.

 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto

If you are still having problems, WLUG are having their monthly workshop next Saturday. See the WLUG webpage for more information.

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Hi Bruce, Thanks for all that I will feed it to my ever suffering slave in small doses. Can you tell me what ICS is? Cheers Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Kingsbury" <zcat(a)zcat.geek.nz> To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

Hi WLUG,

We are now the proud owners of a Netcom Mega I Modem which is proportadly Linux Compatible. I have connected it up physically and have some light on and we can see the drivers in our 64 bit Ubuntu 8 operating system.

However how do we run the files. There is an exe file therre called setport.exe which looks like it might be useful be we don't know how to run it.

I guarantee none of the software that came with it will be even remotely useful. First of all, make sure that the serial port is connected up inside the computer case and enabled in BIOS. A few computer assemblers don't bother doing this since serial ports are rarely used these days. If you're seeing lights blink during bootup then this is probably all OK. Make sure everyone who might need to dial out is in the dialout group (System, Administration, Users and Groups, tick the appropriate boxes) Install gnome-ppp. (sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp) -- You'll need some other sort of internet connection to do this -- find someone with broadband or set up ICS. If you get stuck here we'll do it at the workshop. gnome-ppp will show up on the internet menu, and it should be as easy as entering the phone number, username and password just like in Windows If for some reason Ubuntu didn't automatically set up a link for /dev/modem you might need to change the modem device in gnome-ppp. It'll almost certainly be /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1.

Cheers

Robet

----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Quilty To: Waikato Linux Users Group Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [wlug] REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday Heya,

Ive updated the wiki page with more details for you

http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2009-07-27

Its at the usual place in the Uni

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/?MS4

Paul also plans to bring a few MythBuntu CDs to give away to anyone interested in setting up their own PVR

Regards, Liz

2009/7/24 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>

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Hi WLUG,

Can you please tell me when and where the meeting is and how long it goes on for.

Cheers

Robert

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Hi Bruce, Yes indeed, I was told at the last WLUG Fixit meeting, after someone spent two hours trying to get a driver going for a Conextant internal modem and failed, that getting a serial modem would be trivially easy. However this has not proved to be the case and I am getting an earful from the groundcrew. Cheers Robert . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Kingsbury" <zcat(a)zcat.geek.nz> To: "Waikato Linux Users Group" <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [wlug] Adding a Serial Modem 2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for all that I will feed it to my ever suffering slave in small doses. Can you tell me what ICS is?

Cheers

Robert

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2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

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Hi WLUG,

We are now the proud owners of a Netcom Mega I Modem which is proportadly Linux Compatible. I have connected it up physically and have some light on and we can see the drivers in our 64 bit Ubuntu 8 operating system.

However how do we run the files. There is an exe file therre called setport.exe which looks like it might be useful be we don't know how to run it.

I guarantee none of the software that came with it will be even remotely useful.

First of all, make sure that the serial port is connected up inside the computer case and enabled in BIOS. A few computer assemblers don't bother doing this since serial ports are rarely used these days. If you're seeing lights blink during bootup then this is probably all OK.

Make sure everyone who might need to dial out is in the dialout group (System, Administration, Users and Groups, tick the appropriate boxes)

Install gnome-ppp. (sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp) -- You'll need some other sort of internet connection to do this -- find someone with broadband or set up ICS. If you get stuck here we'll do it at the workshop.

gnome-ppp will show up on the internet menu, and it should be as easy as entering the phone number, username and password just like in Windows

If for some reason Ubuntu didn't automatically set up a link for /dev/modem you might need to change the modem device in gnome-ppp. It'll almost certainly be /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1.

...

Cheers

Robet

----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Quilty To: Waikato Linux Users Group Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [wlug] REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday Heya,

Ive updated the wiki page with more details for you

http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2009-07-27

Its at the usual place in the Uni

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map/?MS4

...

Paul also plans to bring a few MythBuntu CDs to give away to anyone interested in setting up their own PVR

Regards, Liz

2009/7/24 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>

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Hi WLUG,

Can you please tell me when and where the meeting is and how long it

goes

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on for.

Cheers

Robert

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Last time I set up a serial modem it was trivially easy. For some completely inexplicable reason Ubuntu decided to take all of the dialup options out of the network manager since then but it should still be fairly easy to set up using gnome-ppp or kppp. I'll bring my phone extension lead to the next fixit meeting and I'm pretty confident we can get it all going in five minutes. 2009/7/26 Michael McDonald <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com>:

2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

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Yes indeed, I was told at the last WLUG Fixit meeting,  after someone spent two hours trying to get a driver going for a Conextant internal modem and failed, that getting a serial modem would be trivially easy. However this has not proved to be the case and I am getting an earful from the groundcrew.

The last time I installed a serial modem I found that the most reliable method was using commands:- 1. pppconfig for setup 2. pon to connect 3. poff to disconnect

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2009/7/26 Robert D Davidson <robert(a)datamatrix.co.nz>:

Hi Michael, Thanks for that. However how do I make myself root to run pppconfig?

That will depend on your distribution and the account your using. Assuming Ubuntu, which is what I'm more familiar with, at the command prompt, type:- sudo pppconfig You should then be prompted for your password if running from the account you used to set up the system. Alternatively:- sudo su - Which will then enable you to enter commands as root. If you know the root password, the easiest course is to sign on as root. Cheers Michael