> > Machine is a Compaq Laptop Presario 2710 with a built in modem.. > > > > This is a basic clean install of RH7.3 on this machine, when installed > > everthing was chosen to install. > > > > When trying to go to the internet it tells us that it cannot find the > modem. > > > > click on "K" go to internet, then kppp dial-up tool then insert proper > > information to connect to Bellsouth.net then get error > > > > kppp > > kppp cannot find: /dev/modem please make sure you have setup modem device > > properly and or adjust location of modem device on modem tab of the setup > > dialog. > > > > Go to setup and click on Modem tab and try to querry the modem, this is an > > ati querry but it says it cannot find modem. > > > > Can someone help me to install a built in modem > > Michael, this really should be question of the week, because that's how > often it gets asked. > > Search google on how to do this, but if you want my opinion, you're going to > save a lot of time and effort by ditching the internal modem and purchasing > a decent serial external one. In the past, present and future I expect, > serial external modems just work. Internal soft modems are the devil's > spawn, and something I wish could be uninvented.
Assuming your Presario 2710 uses a Conexant HSF PCI chipset, check out http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv/. FWIW, I've found the HCF driver to "just work" wonderfully well with the Conexant modem in my Dell. Source and binary RPM's are available. Shout at the devil! };) -- Justin Ballou Physician's Computer Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
