ISDN Terminal adapter from the company ELSA

Support knowledgebase (hoe_elsa_isdn_ta)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions 6.1 to 7.3
Kernel: Versions since 2.2.x

Request:

You have an ISDN terminal adapter from the company ELSA, that is controlled like a modem and you want to go online using the program wvdial.

Procedure:

Unfortunatly, ISDN terminal adapters do not function exactly like an analog modem...they have a few peculiarities, for example they:

Due to these facts the normal modem configuration, as given in the SuSE Handbook (SuSE 6.1 - chapter 7.2.2; SuSE 6.2 - chapter 7.4.1) needs to be adapted in order to configure the device correctly.
  1. Do not use the modem recognition Autodetect Modem as suggested in
  2. Login as root user
  3. Configure the Port that your modem is on under the menu item "System Administration ->", "Integrate Hardware into system", "Configure Modem"
  4. Make the following file: /etc/wvdial.conf , that would otherwise be made automatically, by hand. Depending on the specific device the contents should read as follows:
You should follow all other steps of the configuration as written in the Handbook.
See also:
o Getting modem init-strings from Windows

Keywords: ISDN, MODEM, TERMINAL ADAPTER, ISDN-TERMINAL, WVDIAL, ZYXEL, OMNI TA128, TA128, OMNINET, OMNINETPLUS

Categories: Network

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