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I'm new to linux os and here are my question as stated below: 1) What should i consider if i need to fix a USB modem into linux? 2) how ...
  1. 05-11-2011 #1
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    USB modem

    I'm new to linux os and here are my question as stated below:

    1) What should i consider if i need to fix a USB modem into linux?
    2) how to install USB external modem into linux?
    3) Can Java direct dial up USB modem? if yes, what is the command should i fire to linux in order to dial the usb modem successfully?

    Hope to hear from you as soonest possible.

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    Most standard USB modems should work out-of-the-box with current Linux systems. If you are using it for a PPP connection to the internet, your network manager tool should handle that. If you are using it for a simple dial-up terminal connection to some other system/device, then you would use a terminal emulator such as minicom. In the second case, you would need to set the baud rate, bits, parity, flow-control, etc. The minicom application has a configuration screen to deal with that, and save the settings for later use.
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    As for Java use, the device should be visible as /dev/ttyUSBX where X is a number starting at 0. Look at /dev before you plug in the modem, and then afterward. You will see which tty it is using. Then, your Java application can open that device and configure/read/write it just as any serial/tty connection.
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