Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-10 Thread Julie Sloan
On Monday 09 August 2004 07:42 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote: On Monday 09 August 2004 07:19 pm, jedson wrote: After working through the program, providing the info they wanted as well as I could, I clicked the button to test the connection. Got the message The system doesn't seem to be

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Tuesday 10 August 2004 09:22 am, Julie Sloan wrote: In this part of the US it's more like $60. The keyword here is serial, and the only external serial modem at OfficeMax was a BestData v92. Maybe if I'd checked a few other stores I'd saved a dollar or two, but my patience was gone. :)

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-10 Thread jedson
Brian Phinny At 09:20 PM 08/09/04, you wrote: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. There is nothing to getting your computer setup that you can not learn and do, and when you are done, you will get a much greater sense of accomplishment as well as knowing a lot more about your computer than you

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Tuesday 10 August 2004 11:30 am, jedson wrote: I followed the instructions about downloading the scanModem program, etc. You can send all 3 files to the mailing list by using the link that I included or you can put them someplace that we can get them, depending on the size. Class 0703:

[newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-09 Thread jedson
Hi I hope that in time I will be able to shift entirely from windows to Linux. I have both political and practical reasons for wanting to do this. However, I am just getting started with Linux and do not have a lot of technical expertise. So my goal is contingent on being able to get

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-09 Thread Paul Smith
jedson wrote: I can't get connected to my provider and out to the net from the Mandrake program Jedson, Welcome to Linux Mandrake! You should first tell us what sort of modem are you using. Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-09 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Monday 09 August 2004 07:19 pm, jedson wrote: After working through the program, providing the info they wanted as well as I could, I clicked the button to test the connection. Got the message The system doesn't seem to be connected to the Internet. Try to re configure your connection. I

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net

2004-08-09 Thread Eric Huff
I can't get the Mandrake program to find my printer, and I can't get connected to my provider and out to the net from the Mandrake program (which is why I am using Windows.) What kind of computer do you have? Are you using the parallel port for printing? I have a compaq presario celeron

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net as root

2003-07-16 Thread Sharrea
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:59, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 21:34, Sharrea wrote: Just one concern, starting/stopping the device must be done as root user. Is there any security issue with this? I don't _think_ there is but... you know paranoia an' all... just want to make sure

[newbie] Connecting to the net as root

2003-07-15 Thread Sharrea
Hi all Yeeha! I've finally got a satellite internet connection - one-way, still have to upload via dialup modem. I was even lucky enough to find a driver for linux (thanks to Bryan Christianson, developer) which was a breeze to compile and setup. Just one concern, starting/stopping the

Re: [newbie] Connecting to the net as root

2003-07-15 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 21:34, Sharrea wrote: Hi all Yeeha! I've finally got a satellite internet connection - one-way, still have to upload via dialup modem. I was even lucky enough to find a driver for linux (thanks to Bryan Christianson, developer) which was a breeze to compile and

[newbie] connecting to the net?

2002-11-28 Thread Richard J.
I finally managed to get my modem to work, but when i click to connect to the internet, all I get is the dial tone, without it dialing my isp's phone number or anything, any ideas? I have checked the settings for my isp and they are all correct. thanks