slmodemd on FC3?

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Thu, 5 May 2005, Globe Trotter wrote:

>> To check modem functionality, minicom.  To actually dial up an ISP,
>> system-config-network, and the GNOME modem lights applet.  These control
>> connections using wvdial.
>
> Thanks again! But system-config-network does not have an entry for Dial-up.
> Does that mean the hardware is not being detected?

You probably need to be runing slmodemd when you start 
system-config-network or configure other tools.  Remember, it's slmodemd 
that creates and destroys /dev/ttySL0.  Then click New and Modem, and it 
should detect.  If not, click Hardware, then New, then select Modem.

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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