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Bunny Wabit:
Well lets see , this is the 3rd day i have Linux(Mandrake,KDE). I got almost all the things i need to use it as my main platform. Now the trouble is that i can't connect to the Internet!

HardDrake says that it can not configure my modem because it is a WinModem. And i think i got a basic idea of what that means. http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/

Any body please help! I reformated the windows partition(just because this is my dads machine), so i have to use it until the Modem Problem can be fixed.

Thanks!  

voidmain:
Since it's a winmodem it is very possible that you will be out of luck. You'll have to look around http://www.linmodems.org/ and follow the links there to see if your modem chipset is supported or there are drivers available. If not, you'll need to acquire a real modem. Any external modem will certainly work but there are many internal modems that are real modems as well. Check the box. Many will say if they are Linux compatible.

Calum:
i have had a similar problem for a couple of years now. my modem is not a winmodem, smartlink provide linux drivers for it in fact. however they do not work.

As soon as i think i can justify it i will get an external modem, most likely a PC card one. At the moment the stock answer to this question seems to be 'get a real modem'...

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
As soon as i think i can justify it i will get an external modem, most likely a PC card one. At the moment the stock answer to this question seems to be 'get a real modem'...
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An "external" modem is one that attaches to your computer via a serial cable. A PC card modem is not an external modem. And it is not possible for an external modem to be a winmodem.

[ September 24, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

Calum:
huh? how come it is not external? is it simply because the actual modem component fits into the PC card slot???

also, are you saying that some PC card modems are part of the winmodem scourge as well? That will be something for me to watch out for.

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