Re: [newbie] RE: stop email please

[Shayne McKean]

Linux WILL NOT recognize "Winmodems", only hardware modems.  I have Mandrake
6.5 and got a USRobotics 56K voice modem which is recognized by Linux when
the modem is not set up for plug and play.  It needs to be set up for com 4
and IRQ 3 with the jumpers on the card.

Good Luck.


----- Original Message -----
From: "marcelo pimentel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: [newbie] RE: stop email please


> I recently purchashed Linux-Mandrake 6.5 and I am not able to configure
the
> modem so that it connects to the internet. Maybe it's because I have
> winmodem. Also my provider is AT&T. Which modem do you think I should use
so
> that I can connect to the internet?
> Does the modem have to be the technology V90 to be used with Linux?
>