On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 22:29 +1000, elliott-brennan wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm configuring a machine for a friend who has > dial-up. I've had broadband for donkeys and have > never used dial-up on a Linux machine. I've > installed Ubuntu 5.10 with KDE and my reading > indicates that KPPP is the easy way to set-up > dial-up modems. Yes KPPP is nice, I prefer the "networking" option in Ubuntu (dont know if it is shared in Kubuntu) but KPPP will do the job fine. I use to use it 2 years ago before I had the benifit of ADSL or gnome. > > I'm looking for advice regarding purchasing a > modem for her. Should I purchase one that > connects to a serial port? Are these easier to set-up? My prefered modem is an internal Hardware modem, it simply appears as ttyS0 and is used the same as an external, these however are hard to find. I would use a winmodem that had a lucent chipset, but probably would not recommend it to a newbie. The easiest and safest way though, is an external modem.
Beware!! Not all external modems are hardware modems, which means they will not all work with Linux. I dont know when this trend began, but there are a number of external modems these days that rely on software just like winmodems. Two external modems that I have used and have worked well were the swann FLASH modem and a Netcomm Mega i Modem, but there should be plenty that work fine. Best idea, like with all hardware destined for Linux, is to take a live cd and test it before leaving the store. All the best Tuxta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html