Welcome to CAPI4Linux for the passive AVM ADSL-Controller FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog!

Contents

1 Prerequisites for Installing the CAPI4Linux Package

2 Installing the ADSL-Controller FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog in SUSE Linux 9.0

2.1 Installation Requirements
2.2 Installation Preparations
2.3 Installation with YaST

3 Installation Instructions for Integrating in Other Linux Distributions

4 Uninstallation

5 Information about the CAPI Plug-in Module for the "Generic PPP" Stack (pppd)

6 Which AVM DLSL/ISDN-Controllers Are Currently Supported by CAPI4Linux?

7 Help Programs

7.1 DSL Monitor K ADSL Watch for KDE
7.2 CAPI4HylaFAX: The Interface for HylaFAX

8 AVM Support


1 Prerequisites for Installing the CAPI4Linux Package

The package supports the INTEL i386 platform along with one passive ISDN-Controller.

To facilitate easy installation, pre-compiled driver archives are included for the following Linux distributions:

* End Of Maintenance status (EOM): AVM will not continue development of the CAPI4Linux driver for this ISDN-Controller

This document describes installation in SUSE Linux. Support of additional distributions by means of pre-configured modules is planned.

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2 Installing the ADSL-Controller FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog in SUSE Linux 9.0

2.1 Installation Requirements

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2.2 Installation Preparations

Operating system:

SUSE Linux 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52) and other distributions

Version:

03.11.04

Build:

04.05.14

ATTENTION:

The driver for the AVM ADSL-Controller FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog is not included in SUSE Linux 9.1. Therefore the current CAPI4Linux package from the AVM server is required for installation.
You have to install the CAPI4Linux package first, in order to install FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog with YaST2 or configure a dial-in with KInternet..

 

  1. Copy the archive " "fcdslslusb-susex.x-yy.yy.yy.tar.gz" from the CAPI4Linux archive to your computer (e.g. from a diskette using the "mcopy" command from a console) and start the console (command prompt).
    Extract the archive for the SUSE version used with the command

    tar -xzvf fcdslslusb-susex.x-yy.yy.yy.tar.gz

    Example for FRITZ!Card DSL SL USB analog under SUSE 9.1:

    tar -xzvf fcdslslusb-suse9.1-03.11.04.tar.gz

    A directory called "fritz" is created.

  2. Switch to the new directory "fritz".
  3. Run "./install" (Superuser rights are required).
  4. A successful installation preparation of your AVM DSL-Controller concludes with the message "Your system has been updated, please configure your controller with YaST now."

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2.3 Installation withYaST

NOTE:

Please make sure you have already performed step 2.2, before proceeding with the following section.

  1. Connect your FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog with the DSL/USB  socket (see the manual).
  2. SUSE's hardware recognition announces "New hardware found! Would you like to configure the ISDN-Controller?". Confirm by clicking "Yes".
    If necessary start YaST2 manually (YaST2 Control Center) and select "ISDN configuration" in the "Network Devices" entry.
  3. System administration rights (root privileges) are necessary to configure FRITZ!Card DSL. If you are not already logged in as "root", i.e. as "Superuser", then you must provide the "root" password in the following dialog.
  4. In the following YaST2 dialog "ISDN cards configuration", select the FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog and click "Configure".
  5. Confirm the settings in the "ISDN-Low-Level Konfiguration" "On Boot" by clicking "OK".
  6. Ignore any warnings that may appear and confirm the query with "Yes".
  7. You may be then prompted to re-install a number of packages.
  8. The subsequent configuration of the DSL connection for KInternet is optional.
    Choose "Skip" and "Finish" to conclude the installation now if you wish to dial into the Internet using a dial-in script via the console. Relevant "t-dsl" sample script can be found in the directory: "etc/ppp/peers/"

Establish the connection with the following command:

pppd call t-dsl

To access the AVM home page with a web browser (like Netscape) directly, the following command can also be used (DNS is assigned over the PPP connection):

pppd call tdsl usepeerdns

To clear down the connection, enter the keyboard shortcut "Strg+C".

Additional information on using "pppd" and scripts can be found in the following section and in the section 5 Information about the CAPI Plug-in Module for the "Generic PPP" Stack (pppd).

If you would still like to configure a dsl connection over KInternet, proceed as follows:

  1. From the "ISDN Service Selection" under "Network Services", select the command "Add DSL CAPI Interface".
  2. Under "DSL configuration", select the entry "FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog" and then click "Configure".
  3. In the subsequent "DSL configuration" dialog, select for "PPP mode" the entry "CAPI for ADSL" and for "Device Activation" the entry "On Boot". Confirm your selection by clicking "Next".
  4. Configure your Internet Service Provider (with Dial on Demand, for instance) and conclude the configuration with "Finish".

Additional information for hardware configuration can also be found in the SUSE documentation in the following folders:
/usr/share/doc/packages/suselinux-userguide_en/
/usr/share/doc/packages/suselinux-adminguide_en/

With the "lsmod" command (only available to the "root" user, or "Superuser") you can check whether the CAPI module is present in the system. The following loaded modules should be included in the output:

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3 Installation Instructions for Integrating in Other Linux Distributions

Thanks to the open concept of Linux, all current distribution can be used with the software. The binary-only modules contained in the drivers are kernel-independent. They do not execute any direct kernel calls. This means that they can be integrated into any Linux kernel. However, the manual installation must be adjusted individually to the distribution (kernel configuration, etc.) and the components installed (e.g. additional PCMCIA modules required). All driver components required to integrate the software, including source code and short instructions (the file "compile-help-english.txt"), are supplied in the "fritz" driver directory.

For more helpful instructions and links, see www.avm.de/en.

4 Uninstallation

Because FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog is installed over YaST2, it must also be removed using the YaST2 control center.

Proceed as follows:

  1. Open the YaST2 Control Center.
  2. System administration rights (root privileges) are necessary in order to perform uninstallation. If you are not already logged in as "root", i.e. as "Superuser", then you must provide the "root" password in the following dialog.
  3. In the YaST2 Control Center, select "ISDN configuration" under "Network Devices".
  4. Under "ISDN cards configuration", select "Already configured devices" and click "Change".
  5. In the "ISDN configuration overview" dialog, select FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog. Click "Delete" and confirm by clicking "Finish".

This concludes the uninstallation of FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog.

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5 Information about the CAPI Plug-in Module for the "Generic PPP" Stack (pppd)

The CAPI plug-in module for pppd (Point-to-point Protocol Daemon) is loaded automatically with the CAPI controller driver and can be started with additional options if desired. This makes sense, for instance, when the charges for your online costs are to be billed separately by setting signaling of an outgoing number from the number block of MSNs.

A complete description of the CAPI plug-in module for pppd is included as a "UNIX manual page" and can be viewed on the console by entering the command:

man capiplugin

A number of already pre-configured dial-in scripts for various call-by-call providers are included in delivery.

Dialing in via T-Online

In order to establish a connection to T-Online, a suitable dial-in script called "/etc/ppp/peers/isdn/t-online" should be configured as follows:

----- start -----
debug
sync
noauth
plugin /etc/ppp/plugins/userpass.so
user 11111\#22222\#0001\#@t-online.de
password 3333333
defaultroute
plugin /etc/ppp/plugins/capiplugin.so
number 0191011
protocol hdlc
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
/dev/null
----- end -----

Enter the following parameters:
11111: max 12-digit connection ID
22222: max 12-digit T-Online number
0001: joint user
33333: password

ATTENTION:

The character "\" before "#" is important!

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Dialing in via 1&1

If your DSL access is provided by the DSL carrier "1&1", the script "t-dsl" in "etc/ppp/peers/" has to be edited as follows:

Replace the following line:

user 000000000000\#000000000000\#0001\#@t-online.de
password
00000000

with the following entries:

user 1und1/<your login-id>@online.de
password
<your password>

Please note that the entries <your login ID> and <your password> have to be replaced by the user ID ("1111-222", for instance) and the corresponding password assigned to you by 1&1.

Extract from an adapted example script:

# Connection ID T-Online number joint user ID
# | | |
user
1und1/1234-5678@online.de
password
confidential
linkname t-dsl
ipparam internet
plugin capiplugin.so
avmadsl
:
/dev/null
...

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6 Which AVM DSL/ISDN-Controllers Are Currently Supported by CAPI4Linux?

CAPI4Linux currently supports the following AVM DSL/ISDN-Controllers:

* End Of Maintenance status (EOM): AVM will not continue development of the CAPI4Linux driver for this ISDN-Controller

NOTE:

For the following controllers with a V.24 interface, no drivers in accordance with the CAPI4Linux-Model will be available:

For information about new releases, see the AVM home page and the file "hist-eng.txt" in the root directory of ftp.avm.de.

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7 Help Programs

The CAPI4Linux driver package contains a number of help programs which present additional information about the technical features of the CAPI drivers and offer diagnosis options.

Command: capiinit
Option: stop
Effect: Stops the CAPI driver manually.

Command: capiinit
Option: start
Effect: Starts the CAPI driver manually.

The output contains first the CAPI controller number, followed by the run status of the driver, the name of the driver module, the type of the controller and the occupied resources.

Command: capiinfo
Effect: Shows additional information about the capabilities of the CAPI driver.
The output contains detailed information about the driver version, B-channel protocols supported by the driver and about the supplementary services in the D channel.

Command: cat /proc/capi/controller
Effect: Displays information including the logical controller numbers of all CAPI controllers installed.

Command: cat /proc/capi/controllers/<n>
Effect: Shows additional configuration information about the ISDN-Controller with the number "<n>" (see also "cat /proc/capi/controller").
This output is generated directly by the driver and contains such information as the serial number and the selected line type, e.g. Point-to-Point (P2P) or Point-to-Multipoint (P2M).

A complete description of the "capiinfo" help program is contained in the form of a UNIX manual page and can be opened on a console with the following command:

man capiinfo

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7.1 DSL Monitor "K ADSL Watch" for KDE

AVM provides the CAPI application "K ADSL Watch" as a powerful monitoring tool for all AVM DSL-Controllers supported by CAPI4Linux. "K ADSL Watch" is an DSL monitor for keeping track of the activities of the installed AVM DSL-Controller. "K ADSL Watch" is subject to the GPL, is based on "kimon" and can be translated for KDE 2.x / KDE 3.x. The program and additional information about it can be downloaded at the following address: ftp://ftp.avm.de/tools/k_adsl_watch.linux.

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7.2 CAPI4HylaFAX: The Interface for HylaFAX

CAPI4HylaFAX transforms your Linux computer into a powerful fax server over which the networked clients can send and receive faxes at the same time. Any passive or active ISDN controllers equipped with a CAPI driver that supports faxing can use CAPI4HylaFAX. With four active AVM ISDN-Controllers CS you can have up to 32 ISDN B channels available for faxing. Thanks to CAPI fax polling is also possible, and multiple ISDN services like can be used in parallel, like FaxG3 reception and connections to the Internet via pppd. The ISDN B channels are assigned automatically by the CAPI driver. The program and additional information about it can be downloaded at the following address: ftp://ftp.avm.de/tools

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8 AVM Support

AVM offers e-mail support for this product. This support is limited to the actual installation and the ISDN or DSL functionality up to the successful completion of the test connection or the test fax of over CAPI drivers and the CAPI4HylaFAX module in combination with AVM ISDN-Controllers using the provided installation programs. For questions about network configuration, integrated functions of the operating system Linux and applications from other manufacturers, please contact the relevant manufacturer or the support desk of the distribution used. Please address your questions concerning configuration and operation of HylaFAX to www.hylafax.org.

The AVM web site offers detailed information and updates free of charge. Visit the site at www.avm.de/en.

All programs and drivers available on AVM's Internet site can also be downloaded from the AVM Data Call Center (ADC).
Please try all of the information sources described above before contacting AVM support.

If these instructions and the various information sources have not helped to resolve your problem, contact AVM Support for additional technical assistance.
You may send your support requests to AVM by e-mail. Support inquiries can be sent to AVM using the e-mail form provided at the Internet address www.avm.de/en/support.

Fill out the form and mail it to AVM Support by clicking the "Send" button.

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