Author: ddrichardson
Date: Wed Sep 12 15:37:19 2007
New Revision: 4350
Modified:
trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/modem.xml
Log:
Dougie Richardson - Improved format, added DNS help.
Modified: trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/modem.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/modem.xml (original)
+++ trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/modem.xml Wed Sep 12 15:37:19 2007
@@ -15,25 +15,35 @@
<?db.chunk.max_depth 4?>
<?yelp:chunk-depth 4?>
<chapter id="modem" status="review">
- <title>Modems</title>
- <para>Most dialup modems are not supported by Ubuntu, but drivers can
be found that will enable the use of such modems. First you need to identify
what chipset your dialup modem is using:</para>
- <screen>
+ <title>Modems</title>
+ <sect1 id="modem-identify" status="review">
+ <title>Identifying your modem</title>
+ <para>Most dialup modems are not supported by Ubuntu, but
drivers can be found that will enable the use of such modems. First you need to
identify what chipset your dialup modem is using:</para>
+ <screen>
wget -c <ulink url="&scanmodem-url;">&scanmodem-url;</ulink>
gunzip -c &scanmodem-gz; > scanModem
chmod +x scanModem
sudo ./scanModem
gedit Modem/ModemData.txt
- </screen>
- <para>Much more detailed information is available <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto";> on the community
wiki.</ulink></para>
- <para>Network Manager provide graphical tools to configure a modem
connection.</para>
- <important>
- <para>You will need to know the following information:</para>
- <para>ISP Phone Number; Username; Password.</para>
- </important>
- <procedure>
- <step><para>Open Network Manager(&networking;)</para></step>
- <step><para>Select <guilabel>Modem
Connection</guilabel></para></step>
- <step><para>Choose <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> and fill out
the fields.</para></step>
- <step><para>Click OK</para></step>
- </procedure>
+ </screen>
+ <para>Much more detailed information is available <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto";> on the community
wiki.</ulink></para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="modem-connect" status="review">
+ <title>Connecting with a modem</title>
+ <para>Network Manager provide graphical tools to configure a
modem connection.</para>
+ <important>
+ <para>You will need to know the following
information:</para>
+ <para>ISP Phone Number; Username; Password; Domain Name
Server (DNS) addresses.</para>
+ </important>
+ <procedure>
+ <step><para>Open Network
Manager(&networking;)</para></step>
+ <step><para>Select the <guilabel>Connections</guilabel>
tab.</para></step>
+ <step><para>Select <guilabel>Modem
Connection</guilabel></para></step>
+ <step><para>Choose <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> and
fill out the fields.</para></step>
+ <step><para>Click OK</para></step>
+ <step><para>Select the <guilabel>DNS</guilabel>
tab.</para></step>
+ <step><para>Click <guilabel>add</guilabel>, enter your
DNS address.</para></step>
+ <step><para>Click
<guilabel>Close</guilabel>.</para></step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
</chapter>
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