My ISP is VEI=2Enet~~~but it can validate me =2E I know this because before = I upgraded to Mandrake 9=2E1rc2 from 9=2E0 it was working=2E Then I put 9=2E= 0 back on and no workey did it do! :-)Mike(-: ----- Original Message ----- From: Bart Garst Sent: 4/4/2003 6:56:55 PM To: plug-discuss@lists=2Eplug=2Ephoenix=2Eaz=2Eus Subject: RE: Modem Problems in Linux only I'm gonna take a wild shot at this=2E Is it possible your ISP is disconnecting because it can't validate that you are an authorized user? Michael, who is your ISP? >>> This is for Michael Havens: The problem is not in the modem or its configuration=2E I know this because= I have a dual boot system, Windows 2000 Pro and Mandrake 8=2E2, and my 5610 PCI= modem works perfectly in W2KPro but does what you describe in Linux=2E So the problem is somewhere after the modem=2E In other words, after your modem negotiates a connection with your ISPs modem it passes control to the OS, which, if it is Linux, tells them to terminate the connection=2E Sorry I can't be any more help=2E I never figured it out, and the modem wor= ks fine in W2KPro so I went on to other things=2E I didn't buy a computer to fuss with trivial things that should work, and dial-up modems have been in use for a long time now, so they should work in any OS=2E --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists=2Eplug=2Ephoenix=2Eaz=2Eus To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists=2EPLUG=2Ephoenix=2Eaz=2Eus/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists=2Eplug=2Ephoenix=2Eaz=2Eus To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists=2EPLUG=2Ephoenix=2Eaz=2Eus/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss