laptop modem

Forum: Laptops
Topic: laptop modem
started by: the_speaker

Posted by the_speaker on Jan. 23 2006,02:27

Hi everyone, I have a Thinkpad w/ internal modem Agere that is detected on ttyS14 and configured to dial up- setup on the controlpad. I see it connect but cannot surf the web or ping my ISP. What am I missing? Thanks for all the great post and info to get me this far.

Posted by edard on Jan. 23 2006,18:02

Check your DNS settings.
HTH

Posted by the_speaker on Jan. 24 2006,01:51

Edard- thats for the tip! I went back in an changed a few settings and am writing this while logged on with DSL and a laptop modem :-) Not as fast but it works.