Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 System Administration Manual page 174

Chapter 17. Network Configuration
2. Click the New button on the toolbar.
3. Select Modem connection from the Device Type list, and click Forward.
4. If there is a modem already configured in the hardware list (on the Hardware tab), the Network
Administration Tool assumes you want to use it to establish a modem connection. If there are no
modems already configured, it tries to detect any modems in the system. This probe might take a
while. If a modem is not found, a message is displayed to warn you that the settings shown are not
values found from the probe.
5. After probing, the window in
Figure 17.6. Modem Settings
6. Configure the modem device, baud rate, flow control, and modem volume. If you do not know
these values, accept the defaults if the modem was probed successfully. If you do not have touch
tone dialing, uncheck the corresponding checkbox. Click Forward.
7. If your ISP is in the pre-configured list, select it. Otherwise, enter the required information about
your ISP account. If you do not know these values, contact your ISP. Click Forward.
8. On the IP Settings page, select whether to obtain an IP address automatically or whether to set
one statically. Click Forward when finished.
9. On the Create Dialup Connection page, click Apply.
After configuring the modem device, it appears in the device list with the type Modem as shown in
Figure 17.7, "Modem Device".
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Figure 17.6, "Modem Settings"
appears.