check these sites.
http://www.linuxhardware.net/
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html
http://www.kc.net/%7Egromitkc/winmodem.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 12:36 AM
Subject: [newbie] INTERNET ACCESS
> I have a Gateway Essentials 366 which has a 366MHZ AMD K6-2 processor.
> The current modem installed is a Lucent Technologies 56K Fax-Modem
> installed in a PCI slot. My research says that this is a form of
> "winmodem". Is this true? Are all modems that plug into a PCI slot a
> form of "winmodem"? If so, can you recommend some external serial modems
> that would enable me to get internet connectivity? Thank you for your
> assistance.
>
> Mark Drake
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]