Telstra NT1 II

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[edit] Introduction

This article explains how to set up the Telstra NT1+II ISDN on Gentoo.

[edit] Requirements

[edit] Hardware

There are two ways to connect the NT1+II with a Linux box:

  • USB
  • RS-232 (Serial)

The USB is reported to be faster.

[edit] Kernel

[edit] USB

Install the ACM USB drivers and devices in the kernel as described in HOWTO Phone sync.

[edit] Serial

If serial is not already supported by the kernel, follow the instructions in Setting up Serial ports to create the devices.

[edit] Connection

[edit] wvdial

wvdial provides an easy way to manually set up the connection. First, emerge wvdial. 

emerge -av wvdial

Then, run wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf to auto-detect the modem and create an initial configuration file. 

wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

Edit the file and fill in the phone number, userid, and password. 

nano -w /etc/wvdial.conf

Edit the ppp options file, and add 'debug'. 

nano -w /etc/ppp/options

Run wvdial. 

wvdial

[edit] Test

To verify that the connection is operating correctly, a bandwidth speed test tools are helpful [1].

[edit] External references

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