ISDN Terminal adapter from the company Zyxel

Support knowledgebase (hoe_zyxel_isdn_ta)
Applies to

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

Request:

You have an ISDN terminal adapter from the company Zyxel, 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, with the following contents:

    [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/modem Baud = 115200 Init1 = AT&FB40 Init2 = ATXO ; Phone = ; Username = ; Password =

You should follow all other steps of the confioguration as written in the Handbook
See also:
o Getting modem init-strings from Windows
o ISDN Terminal adapter from the company ELSA

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

Categories: Network

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