[newbie] PCMCIA Modem suggestions

[Pete Clapham]

Hi --

I need to buy a modem for my laptop (Toshiba 1625) running Linux 7.0.  I got hold of a 
NEC (Cadmus) PCMCIA modem last week 
to try it out.  The computer could find the modem in the PCMCIA slot, but I could not 
connect to it.  Have any of you successfully 
used a PCMCIA modem with a laptop/Linux?  If so, how did you make it work?

Secondarily, what modem would you advise getting?

Thanks.

pete