> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn
> Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2003 18:27
> To: Mandrake Newbie
> Subject: Re: [newbie] first step: to connect to the internet, first
> findthe modem... [newbie question]
>
>
> On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 10:07, Merlin Zener wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm an almost newbie:
> > But the surprise is: Linux doesn't think there's a Modem in my machine!
>
> You're going to want to find out what the chipset is for that modem -
> that way, you can search out the proper modem driver and get it
> installed - if it's not already.
>
> While in Windows, do a RIGHT-CLICK on "My Computer" and choose MANAGE -
> then on the left side, choose DEVICE MANAGER, then scroll through and
> find your modem - expand that branck, then highlight it and RIGHT-CLICK
> and then choose PROPERTIES - you should find an ADVANCED tab in there
> somewhere, or even the DIAGNOSTICS - when you run the DIAGNOSTIC one of
> the first lines it spits out is the modem ID string - that's what you
> need to know.
>
Interesting. Thanks for your thoughts, Stephen.
SO,
now I know my modem is a: Intel(R) 536EP V.92 Modem.
That bit was easy.
Under the diagnostics tab, however, I couldn't find any way to copy
and paste the info, so I've had to type this by hand [I hope I got
it right]
Hardware ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1040&SUBSYS_10008086&REV_00
btw every time I tried to query the modem it returned "port already
open" - even immediately after re-booting, and before connecting...
> Once you find out that little trite piece of info, you can browse
> through the www.linmodems.org page and find the driver; my telling is
> that it's probably a Lucent WinModem or HCF/HST/HSF PCI modem
> (Lucent/PCTel) - which there are drivers for...so all is not lost yet...
>
I found it, on that page it does say for my modem:
"LM = Winmodem, may work with vendor-supplied Linux ("Linmodem") driver"
but all the links on that line only lead to suspended pages etc...
Does that change anything?
Should I still buy an external modem?
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