Rich Jones wrote: > > I tried this on 'newbie' for a couple of days with no response. Maybe somebody here >will have an answer. > > Has anyone successfully installed an Intel PRO/DSL 2100 modem on their linux system? Not me. Have you looked on any linux hardware compatabilty sites ? Have yuo checked intel for linux drivers ? > I got it as part of a DSL package from US West (now Qwest), our local telephone >company. It works great in Windows 98, but there are no Linux drivers that I can >find. Mandrake Linux does not find it when looking for Plug-n-Play devices. Do you mean during boot ? Linux does not (AFAIK) detect PNP devices at boot, but rather configures them according to the isapnp.conf file. You used to be able to use isapnpconf to do this, but you may have to run "harddrake" nowadays for this. Also, have you tried "kudzu" if it does not run on boot? > It's an internal PCI card and, with the service I subscribed to, it is using PPP for >it's Internet connecting protocol, even though it doesn't actually dial a phone >number to connect (all it says in the phone number field is 1,1). You might be able to fool linux by having "alias ppp0 <driver_name>" in your /etc/conf.modules Buchan > > Thanks in advance for any help! > > Rich > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.sun.ac.za/cae South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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