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kahlil88

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From: Mendocino, CA

Registered: 2010-08-10

Posts: 138

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USB modem won't dial

Just installed Arch + LXDE on an ancient Pentium III laptop for a customer who was unsatisfied with Windows 98/2k. System is running quite smooth, but I can't get it to connect to the internet. They supplied a USR5637 hardware-controlled USB modem, but when I try to dial out with Gnome-PPP (launched with gksu) it just says "connecting" for a split second and then tries to send the username and password without even dialing. I tested the modem with my laptop and it connects just fine, so I know it's not defective or incompatible (unless it has a problem with USB 1.x).

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