Hi, all.

I bought the modem and it arrived today, in a nice shiny box which reads 
"Jetway Xmodem", how exciting.

However, I tried to start it up with my ppp scripts without luck. So I 
deleted them all and started from the beginning.

In /etc/ppp I have:

	options
	ppp-down
	ppp-up

Each of those files reads:

# /etc/ppp/options
	passive
	crtscts
	defaultroute
	lock
	lcp-echo-interval 30
	lcp-echo-failure 10
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	domain pol.co.uk
	mtu 1500
	name theobalds.fsnet.co.uk
	disconnect /etc/ppp/ppp-down

# /etc/ppp/ppp-up

	#!/bin/sh

	/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/tty00 57600 connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v "" ATZ 
OK ATDT08440402001 CONNECT "" ogin: theobalds.fsnet.co.uk word: 
<censored>' \
	crtscts defaultroute noipdefault modem

# /etc/ppp/ppp-down

	#!/bin/sh
	
	if [ -f /var/run/ppp0.pid ]; then
	        echo -n killing pppd...
	        kill `cat /var/run/ppp0.pid`
		echo done
		else
		echo ppp already is down 1>&2
	fi

Okay, so I type '/etc/ppp/ppp-up', and I get the following in 
/var/log/messages:

	Oct 12 22:26:22 sonic pppd[23056]: pppd 2.4.0 started by matthew, uid 0
	Oct 12 22:26:23 sonic chat[23058]: send (ATZ^M)
	Oct 12 22:26:23 sonic chat[23058]: expect (OK)
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ATZ^M^M
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: OK
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]:  -- got it
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: send (ATDT08440402001^M)
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: expect (CONNECT)
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ^M
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ATDT08440402001^M^M
	Oct 12 22:26:24 sonic chat[23058]: ERROR^M
	Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic chat[23058]: alarm
	Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic chat[23058]: Failed
	Oct 12 22:27:09 sonic pppd[23056]: Connect script failed
	Oct 12 22:27:11 sonic pppd[23056]: Exit.

So (and I'm no expert here) it looks like the modem just doesn't like 
the ATDT command. It doesn't even give a NO CARRIER or NO DIALTONE (or 
words to that affect) error.

So... what could be going wrong here? Is this a sympton of a winmodem? I 
talked to it with 'cu -p modem' so it doesn't look like it is a winmodem.

I have minicom installed if anyone would be kind enough as to tell me 
what to type to get a better diagnosis.

At no point, by the way, does the modem give a dialling tone. I tried it 
on Mac OS (briefly) and couldn't get it to give one there, either; if 
that helps a diagnosis, at all.

Thanks for any help here. :]

( A very puzzled ) ~ Matthew