On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:47:11 -0600 "Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: > Well, I had called Dell Tech Support before buying Mandrake, and they > were > very certain it was not a winmodem. Well so much for that. It appears > they > have goofed, looks like it is a winmodem, based on other responses I > have > received. I gather you use an external modem. At this point, an > external > modem is not a practical option. Can you recommend an internal modem > which > would do the trick? If you can't, how can I tell, when I go to the > store, > if the modem I am buying is a winmodem or not? ============================= An ISA modem with jumpers will likely be a *real* hardware based modem. Another _hint_ may be price. Winmodems, because they are software driven modems, tend to be quite a bit cheaper. If it's under US$50 it might well be a winmodem. You can check the Mandrake site for a list of modems (and other hardware) that will work with their distro. Also check the Linux Documentation Project. In Google you might try "Tom's hardware" or something like that (I don't know the URL off-hand) for a farily thorough listing of linux compatible hardware. ============================= > I went to Best Buy the > other > day, before buying the o/s and the sales rep was pretty clueless. One > more > question, where could I find a list of "standard" modems supported by > Mandrake? > > Thank you for your help and your prompt response. > > Dexter > AKA Coqui- > > P.S. What book, if any, would you recommend for a newbit to read in > order > to develop a better understanding of linux/unix? ============================= There are several very good ones. Try *Running Linux* by Matt Welsh, et al for starters. HTH, Mike -- "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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