99.9% of "winmodems" (tm) work these days ...with the hcf or the drivers from heby.de ...mandrake has a automagic util for internet sharing iirc ...
Cheers Dale. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Linux for a friend > Tomorrow, if the parts arrive, I will be building a new PC for a friend and his family who are not highly skilled but can get around Windows 98. > > I am considering loading Mandrake 10 Official rather than Windows but I want some advice. I want to make a sooth transition if possible otherwise I will stick to Windows and not have to help them out all of the time with an unfamiliar OS. > > Are there locally available PCI 56k modems which work easily with Mandrake? > Is "Internet connection sharing" (Windows terminology) easy to set up so they can still use the old PC? > > -- > Robert Fisher > www.fisher.net.nz > > > >
