modem

To configure the build-in winmodem (a Lucent LT Winmodem) in SuSE 7.3, get the RPM-packet with the kernel-module for the modem and install it with rpm -i name.rpm.

In order to make PPP-connections to your ISP (or: the Internet), you have to configure the ppp-device.

1. Type modprobe lt_serial (this loads the kernel-modules and creates a /dev/ttyLT0 file)
2. I recommend removing all infrared-device-drivers, because I made bad experiences with them running at the same time. Use lsmod for listing all loaded modules and rmmod name to unload a certain module. Use yast to prevent the system from loading them again at boot-time (hint: administration - edit config files - start irda - no; sorry I have the German version and no idea, what the real translation is)
3. Now create a temporary link by ln -fs /dev/ttyLT0 /dev/ttyS14
4. Now you can use wvdialconf to auto-detect the modem. It recognises it as /dev/ttyS14, but that's no problem.
5. Then create your PPP-profile with wvdialconf still. Save all this with the apropriate menu item. Then exit wvdialconf.
6. Now edit /etc/wvdial.conf: replace every occurence of /dev/ttyS14 by the real device-name /dev/ttyLT0. Save the file. And don't forget to use /dev/ttyLT0 for all further configurations like for facsimile (german: fax).
7. Remove the file /dev/ttyS14.
8. Now you can test your configuration by typing wvdial. You won't hear any dialtones, but after a short period of time, the script should tell something about IP-adresses. Then you have succeeded!