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Modem Init Strings by Michael Coyle

A long time ago, ResExcellence posted an edit on modifying Modem init files. This edit came in handy trying to use PPP under LinuxPPC! While I could configure the modem correctly under Linux, when it dialed into my ISP the connection was unstable, terminating in less than a minute.

By reading through the modem init script provided by Apple, I found the following line:

write "AT&FL3E0W1Q0V1X4&C1&K3S95=1&D3S7=75S0=0+MS=11,1,300,33600\13"

This part is the modem INIT string:

AT&FL3E0W1Q0V1X4&C1&K3S95=1&D3S7=75S0=0+MS=11,1,300,33600

Under Linux, by placing this text in the PPP window of Netcfg or the Modem INIT window of KPPP, I was finally able to get a stable dialup connection. Click on the previews below to view a larger image.

Modem command page of KPPP

PPP Interface in Netcfg