On Tuesday 15 February 2005 01:41 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
While I agree that an external serial modem is the best solution for a
desktop, I'm not sure that it is a realistic solution for a laptop.
I differ. A lot of people carry
On Monday 14 February 2005 20:55, Melissa Allen wrote:
I have located the download page for the driver for my particular Intel
PCI modem and for Mandrake 10 and up. I'll guess that I need the
version for the default configured Mandrake 10.0 system, but what is
the SMP configured system?
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From: Bryan Phinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 15-Feb-05 22:07
To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com
Cc:
Subject:Re: [newbie] modem problem (still!)
On Monday 14 February 2005 20:55, Melissa Allen wrote:
I have located the download page
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 06:57, Hugh Dixon wrote:
Just a remark for others to comment on. My understanding (very
preliminary) is that the Intel Hyper Threading technology (Pentium 4 3.2
GHz for example) uses the SMP kernel. The Hyper Threading Technology
(copyright etc?) makes the
-Original Message-
From: Bryan Phinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 15-Feb-05 23:44
To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com
Cc:
Subject:Re: [newbie] modem problem (still!)
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 06:57, Hugh Dixon wrote:
Just a remark for others to comment
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 06:07 am, Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Monday 14 February 2005 20:55, Melissa Allen wrote:
I have located the download page for the driver for my particular Intel
PCI modem and for Mandrake 10 and up.
snip
g Just because I might learn something, I'll try installing
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
While I agree that an external serial modem is the best solution for a
desktop, I'm not sure that it is a realistic solution for a laptop.
I differ. A lot of people carry around a bag for a laptop, especially since
most power supplies
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
While I agree that an external serial modem is the best solution for a
desktop, I'm not sure that it is a realistic solution for a laptop.
I differ. A lot of people carry around a bag for a laptop, especially
On Monday 14 February 2005 07:50, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
Well - I went a bought an external hardware modem which says it is linux
compatible. I have attempted to install several times over but get this
message each time, when I test. The system doesn't seem to be
connected to the
External serial modems do not need **any** drivers. That is why they are so
much better than internal ones.
You do not describe how you are trying to install the modem, but all you
need to do is plug it in, and then tell your dialler application which serial
port the modem is on. If you have
Well - I went a bought an external hardware modem which says it is linux
compatible. I have attempted to install several times over but get this
message each time, when I test. The system doesn't seem to be
connected to the Internet. All the cables, power etc seem to be in
place.
When I installed Mdk 10, I also tested my modem during the installation. I had
the same message you had. I ignored it and once the installation completed,
I tried to connect (using kppp) and it worked without problem.
Maryse
I bought this modem because internal modem too difficult for me to
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On Monday 14 Feb 2005 09:41, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
When I installed Mdk 10, I also tested my modem during the installation. I
had the same message you had. I ignored it and once the installation
completed, I tried to connect (using kppp)
I've never heard of an external modem being problematic, so I'm sure
you/we
will find the answer. Meanwhile, there is a thread
http://dot.kde.org/1108262996/ in which there is the statement 'For those
interested, an overview of KPPP including screenshots is available.' I
suggest that you
On Monday 14 February 2005 04:41, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
I bought this modem because internal modem too difficult for me to
configure, even though various articles said it is possible. So have
been trying to ad modem using system configuration, and more latterly
kppp. Thought kppp was
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On Monday 14 Feb 2005 10:57, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
I've never heard of an external modem being problematic, so I'm sure
you/we
will find the answer. Meanwhile, there is a thread
http://dot.kde.org/1108262996/ in which there is the
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On Monday 14 Feb 2005 10:57, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
I've never heard of an external modem being problematic, so I'm sure
you/we
will find the answer. Meanwhile, there is a thread
http://dot.kde.org/1108262996/ in which there is the
perhaps i missed it in previous threads, but we are talking about an external
serial port modem and not an external usb modem?
i have read of usb modems that are effectively external winmodems (never
actually come across one)
bascule
On Monday 14 Feb 2005 07:50, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
I am actually writing this in linux using web email because can't get
kmail/kontact going to send mail!
Probably going to be a simple thing I know.
I remember having that sort of problem too but cannot remember why. Not much
help but it was a simple thing
marsye
Dear All,
I have been having a modem configuration problem (with Mandrake 10.1)
similar to the one that Rosemary describes, except that I am still
trying to configure the internal modem (56K PCI Data/Fax Modem) on my
machine (Dell Dimension 3000-Celeron processor 320). I tried Brian
Phinney's
M.Schild wrote:
I am actually writing this in linux using web email because can't get
kmail/kontact going to send mail!
Probably going to be a simple thing I know.
I remember having that sort of problem too but cannot remember why. Not much
help but it was a simple thing
marsye
Assuming that
On Monday 14 February 2005 10:41, M.Schild wrote:
I am actually writing this in linux using web email because can't get
kmail/kontact going to send mail!
Probably going to be a simple thing I know.
I remember having that sort of problem too but cannot remember why. Not
much help but it
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On Monday 14 Feb 2005 13:15, bascule wrote:
perhaps i missed it in previous threads, but we are talking about an
external serial port modem and not an external usb modem?
i have read of usb modems that are effectively external winmodems (never
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On Monday 14 Feb 2005 15:41, M.Schild wrote:
I am actually writing this in linux using web email because can't get
kmail/kontact going to send mail!
Probably going to be a simple thing I know.
I remember having that sort of problem too but
Marsye, if you can remember *when* you had the problem it may be possible
to turn up something in the archives that would help Rosemary.
I thought of it but I think it was when I had Mdk 9.1 on my old machine and
hadn´t joined the list yet . I sorted it out myself, not really knowing what
I
On Monday 14 February 2005 11:02, Melissa Allen wrote:
Dear All,
I have been having a modem configuration problem (with Mandrake 10.1)
similar to the one that Rosemary describes, except that I am still
trying to configure the internal modem (56K PCI Data/Fax Modem) on my
machine (Dell
Hi Rosemary
Various people have mad useful suggestions to you regarding your modem
setup.
The way I normally set up an external serial modem is the following:
Use Mandrake Control Centre to add a network connection. Ignore the
error about no internet connection.
Run kppp and go into the
Assuming that you have your outgoing smtp server setup correctly, and
this server is in hostname form rather than IP address, check that you
can ping the server, or in a shell type:
telnet the_server_name 25
(Hint: CTRL-] to exit then quit at telnet prompt)
this will open a smtp
Marsye, if you can remember *when* you had the problem it may be possible to
turn up something in the archives that would help Rosemary.
Anne
Thanks - but don't worry I am trying evolution for now, and if can learn
it might stay with it.
Rosemary
Various people have mad useful suggestions to you regarding your modem
setup.
Thanks for that - I did manage to get it going using kppp but am
printing your instructions for filing - might be useful in the future.
Thanks
Rosemary
Want
On Feb 14, 2005, at 3:15 PM, Bryan Phinney wrote:
Melissa, my suggestion was strictly applicable to an external serial
modem
that connects to a hardware port on the computer. It won't work for an
internal modem because that is not a real modem. A driver must be
loaded
to create the com port
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:26, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Monday 14 Feb 2005 10:57, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
I've never heard of an external modem being problematic, so I'm sure
you/we
will find the answer. Meanwhile, there is a thread
http://dot.kde.org/1108262996/ in which there is the
You can also try opening up KPPP, choose Configure button and go to the
Device tab. From there, change the modem device from /dev/modem to
/dev/ttyS0 and then click on the Modem tab and click the Query Modem
button. That should give you some reponse. Rinse and repeat using the
/dev/ttyS1
Much has been written on this thread about,
Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem
Netgear DM602 router/modem
but a preliminary search on some uk suppliers this afternoon suggests
the Netgear DM602 router/modem is no longer available here in the uk.
The model most often suggested is the,
NETGEAR DG834
On Sat, 2004-09-04 at 18:35, John Richard Smith wrote:
Much has been written on this thread about,
Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem
Netgear DM602 router/modem
but a preliminary search on some uk suppliers this afternoon suggests
the Netgear DM602 router/modem is no longer available here in
On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 4:35 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
Of course this equipement isn't only a router/modem but also a 4 port
10/100 LAN switch. I could just about cope with a 4port put this
leaves me with no room for expansion.
I already have a DES1008D 8 port D-link . Is it then possible
PM wrote:
On Sat, 2004-09-04 at 18:35, John Richard Smith wrote:
Much has been written on this thread about,
Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem
Netgear DM602 router/modem
but a preliminary search on some uk suppliers this afternoon suggests
the Netgear DM602 router/modem is no longer available here
On Thursday 02 Sep 2004 20:31, Margot wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 09:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
OK then I bow to experience.
Only I found in the device easy enough, but the with the network MCC
still asks a lot of questions you don't know the answers to,
Margot wrote:
I've managed to track down what looks to be an ethical and
reasonably-priced Broadband provider - www.thephone.coop - they assure
me that their service will work with Linux (and their tech support
didn't scream in horror when I asked!).
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Brinkman
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem needed for UK Broadband
On Thursday 02 September 2004 02:31 pm, Margot wrote:
Bryan Phinney
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 04:39 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
.
So then I need to network my other computers via this 8-pot 10/100Mbps
switch DES-1008D, the so called D-Link, that is not so easy ?
from each computer run the D-Link software
Tony S. Sykes wrote:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Brinkman
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem needed for UK Broadband
On Thursday 02 September 2004 02:31 pm, Margot wrote:
Bryan
On Friday 03 September 2004 04:14, Margot wrote:
Margot wrote:
snip
Can anyone recommend any books or online resources on
hardware? VERY basic level please - along the lines of 'how
not to ruin a perfectly good computer by sticking a
screwdriver in the wrong place'!
Many thanks to all who
On Friday 03 September 2004 05:14 am, Margot wrote:
lotsa snipping
I need to develop some hardware expertise. I've signed up with the
local Adult Education Centre for 2 short courses designed for
hardware 'newbies' - one on PC Upgrade and one on Home Networking.
Good plan.
By December, I
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 23:02, Margot wrote:
I've managed to track down what looks to be an ethical and
reasonably-priced Broadband provider - www.thephone.coop - they
assure me that their service will work with Linux (and their tech
support didn't scream in horror when I asked!).
They
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem as well
as the Netgear DM602 router/modem.
Personally, I would go for the Netgear if I were you, it will hook up to your ethernet
card and
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 02:22, Margot wrote:
Richard Urwin wrote:
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 11:46, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem as well
as the Netgear DM602 router/modem.
Personally, I would go for the
PM wrote:
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 11:46, John Richard Smith wrote:
But that means you must have a fully configured ethernet card to go with
your choice of the Netgear DM602 router/modem, doesn't it ?
John
I bought the first/cheapest and had no problems - turned out to have a
RealTek
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 13:29, John Richard Smith wrote:
PM wrote:
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 11:46, John Richard Smith wrote:
But that means you must have a fully configured ethernet card to go with
your choice of the Netgear DM602 router/modem, doesn't it ?
John
I bought
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem
as well as the Netgear DM602 router/modem.
Personally, I would go
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 12:49, PM wrote:
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 02:22, Margot wrote:
Richard Urwin wrote:
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot
On Thursday 02 September 2004 06:29 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Do you mean to say that the system itself only had to recognise the
ethonet card for the router/modem to work, you didn't have to spend
hours and hours in badly documented procedural to get the ethonet card
configured properly
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch 330 USB DSL modem
as well as the Netgear DM602 router/modem.
Personally,
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 15:54, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch
PM wrote:
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 15:54, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support
On Thursday 02 September 2004 05:54 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
According to their web page, they support the Speedtouch 330
On Thursday 02 September 2004 06:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
PM wrote:
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 15:54, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:46 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 09:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
OK then I bow to experience.
Only I found in the device easy enough, but the with the network MCC
still asks a lot of questions you don't know the answers to, and without
those answers it don't work. Of course that is trying to
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 09:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
OK then I bow to experience.
Only I found in the device easy enough, but the with the network MCC
still asks a lot of questions you don't know the answers to, and without
those answers it don't work. Of
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Richard Smith
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 4:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem needed for UK Broadband
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 09:27 am
On Thursday 02 September 2004 11:01 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
I see , dynamic host control protocol DHCP, is actually built into the
router/modem itself and as such knows how to set istelf up dynamically.
I didn't understand that, and couldn't see how it was gonna be done by
MCC, without
Bryan Phinney wrote:
Since the router/modem is equivalent to any other type of ethernet connection, you
would hook it up and configure it exactly the same way you would to any other router,
right? Assuming that you are using the Dlink device now, hooking it up to the
broadband modem as opposed
On Thursday 02 September 2004 01:24 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
I see, so the D-ling is the switch that just about everything gets
plugged into. Now that I've taken a second look at the diagramme on the
back of the D-Link box it shows that the modem, in your suggested case,
the router/modem
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 22:19, Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 10:24 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
I don't have this actually working yet , been waiting until affordable
decent quality broadband comes into use in UK. Everything takes for ever
in UK. They never market for the
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 22:31, Margot wrote:
Right now, I can afford the broadband service plus the USB modem.
I'd have to save up for another 2-3 months to go for the other
option. I'd appreciate your opinion on this - will the ease of use
of the ethernet option be worth the wait and the
SNIP
As I said in my original message, I need a solution that doesn't
involve screwdrivers - not just because I'm a girl (!) but I have ME
- the combination of brainfog plus physical limitations means that
installing anything that involves taking the case off the box is
beyond my
On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 00:05, Derek Jennings wrote:
Margot
I can confirm the Alcatel Speedtouch does work with Mandrake.
I do not have one myself, but I have set one up for a friend.
It IS more complicated to get a USB Speedtouch working than a DSL router, but
it is certainly possible to
On Thursday 02 Sep 2004 9:33 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
... Paul and Bryan are givin you the best advice. Which is why
I've stayed out of this till now. https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/
I try not to do this, but me too. Get an ethernet ADSL router that is
firewall configured out of the box, (unless
On Thursday 02 Sep 2004 3:07 pm, Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 05:54 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
MCC will configure your card real nice
When you say configured, that is as a card recognised by the systen
and a device to be used by the system,
On Thursday 02 Sep 2004 10:10 pm, PM wrote:
On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 00:05, Derek Jennings wrote:
Margot
I can confirm the Alcatel Speedtouch does work with Mandrake.
I do not have one myself, but I have set one up for a friend.
It IS more complicated to get a USB Speedtouch working than a
On Thursday 02 September 2004 22:10, PM wrote:
On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 00:05, Derek Jennings wrote:
Margot
I can confirm the Alcatel Speedtouch does work with Mandrake.
I do not have one myself, but I have set one up for a friend.
It IS more complicated to get a USB Speedtouch working
On Thursday 02 September 2004 03:31 pm, Margot wrote:
We seem to be drifting a bit here...
As I said in my original message, I need a solution that doesn't
involve screwdrivers - not just because I'm a girl (!) but I have ME
- the combination of brainfog plus physical limitations means that
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 23:02, Margot wrote:
I've managed to track down what looks to be an ethical and
reasonably-priced Broadband provider - www.thephone.coop - they
assure me that their service will work with Linux (and their tech
support didn't scream in horror when I asked!).
They
Margot wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm currently with Wanadoo for my
dialup and I'm keen to leave them as soon as possible because I'm in
the middle of a major row with them - they recently introduced spam
filtering, and it is complete chaos - legitimate mail is not only
being marked
Aron Smith wrote:
.
So then I need to network my other computers via this 8-pot 10/100Mbps
switch DES-1008D, the so called D-Link, that is not so easy ?
from each computer run the D-Link software ez as pi
John
Aron you got me there , whats with, D-Link software ez as pi ?
John
Margot wrote:
We seem to be drifting a bit here...
As I said in my original message, I need a solution that doesn't
involve screwdrivers - not just because I'm a girl (!) but I have ME -
the combination of brainfog plus physical limitations means that
installing anything that involves taking
On Thursday 02 September 2004 02:19 pm, Richard Urwin wrote:
On Thursday 02 Sep 2004 3:07 pm, Aron Smith wrote:
On Thursday 02 September 2004 05:54 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
MCC will configure your card real nice
When you say configured, that is as a card
On Thursday 02 September 2004 04:39 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
Aron Smith wrote:
.
So then I need to network my other computers via this 8-pot 10/100Mbps
switch DES-1008D, the so called D-Link, that is not so easy ?
from each computer run the D-Link software ez as pi
John
Aron
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will
definitely work with Mandrake 10 (and with Win 98SE, as I'm now dual
booting)? Preferably an external one, as I'm not confident with
screwdrivers! Or, are there any I should
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will
definitely work with Mandrake 10 (and with Win 98SE, as I'm now dual
booting)? Preferably an
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will
definitely work with Mandrake 10 (and with
Richard Urwin wrote:
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can anyone recommend one which will
definitely work with Mandrake 10
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 04:22 pm, Margot wrote:
Richard Urwin wrote:
On Wednesday 01 Sep 2004 11:55 pm, flesh.99 wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:40:17 -0400, Bryan Phinney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 06:02 pm, Margot wrote:
They don't supply a modem. Can
On Thursday 05 August 2004 22:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
Hi - my first post to this forum. I've been trying to inhale all the
information out there and so far have made it through just a few of
the info man pages.
I'm on mandrake 10.0 official, got both KDE and Gnome running (but
trying to
Julie Sloan wrote:
Hi - my first post to this forum. I've been trying to inhale all the
information out there and so far have made it through just a few of the
info man pages.
I'm on mandrake 10.0 official, got both KDE and Gnome running (but
trying to make this work from the KDE GUI) dual
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On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver
from the linuxant site into the window$ partition
Hi Julie,
I have a Conexant modem running on Mdk10. It is an hcf modem and I
also
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
now in GUI...
in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as
unknown device.
in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3
(yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc
Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't
On Friday 06 August 2004 05:54 am, simon wrote:
Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem,
it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp
dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default).
Thought that I would mention this really
Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Friday 06 August 2004 05:54 am, simon wrote:
Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem,
it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp
dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default).
http://pricewatch.com
Bryan Phinney wrote:
http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a
list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for
around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an
equivalent chipset to a Zoom external
On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 09:34, Julie Sloan wrote:
Bryan Phinney wrote:
http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a
list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for
around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem,
simon wrote:
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver
from the linuxant site into the window$ partition
Hi Julie,
I have a Conexant modem running on Mdk10. It is an hcf modem and I
also downloaded the driver from the
simon wrote:
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
now in GUI...
in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as
unknown device.
in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3
(yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc
Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre
On Friday 06 August 2004 08:44, Julie Sloan wrote:
simon wrote:
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
now in GUI...
in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as
unknown device.
in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3
(yes, 3), automatic
On Friday 06 August 2004 09:28 am, Julie Sloan wrote:
I gather serial vs USB is the keyword here? (sorry - I'm *completely*
ignorant. People probably wonder why I'm not on AOL :))
Serial as in, connects to the computer serial port which is the more
traditional port for analog modem
On Friday 06 August 2004 15:44, Julie Sloan wrote:
simon wrote:
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote:
now in GUI...
in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as
unknown device.
in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3
(yes, 3), automatic
simon wrote:
I installed the rpm then as root ran hcfpciconfig
Julie, as your modem is an hsf type you might have to run
hsfpciconfig, not the hcfpciconfig that was for my hcf type modem.
Simon.
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:31 am, M.Schild wrote:
There are _some_ internal modems that work quite well with Linux --
without drivers. The tricky bit is finding them.
Maybe but if you are new to Linux and proudly want to install it on a new
machine you get stuck. What would your next move be?
The moral is, if you must have a WinModem, get one with a Lucent
chipset. I haven't found one yet that I couldn't get to work with the free
driver, and the whole modem costs less than the Conexant driver.
I find the Linux distros should put on warning on their boxes saying use a
ext.
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