Jim,
The laptop is an "NEC Versa C160" unit (not mentioned at the wiki).
Thanks for the offer, and info. Am still trying to get this going though...
(with help, of course). After all, it IS just ya basic Winmodem... ;) Will
keep your offer in mind. Thanks. Hoping this finds all well.
Regards,
Bhaktavatsala Dasa (Vatsala)
@ http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~vatsalaji - Hare Krishna!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Cheetham
To: CLUG
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: Getting connected with Linux...
yuri wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:36:47 +1300, eBhakta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Yes, patience... ;) The device bramd/model is : "Silicon Integrated
Systems
>>[SIS]" (Vendor) - "AC'97 Modem Controller" (Device) as stated in the
>>"Device" tab of "Device Manager"... :$ Real "newbie" stuff! Trippy!
>
>
> Ouch, I think that's the same modem I have and I never got it working
> on my wife's laptop.
It sounds like Vatsala is doing the right thing with Ubuntu's setup
(Computer|System Configuration|Networking) but I guess an unrecognised
modem is a full-stop.
I had a look at the Ubunti wiki for hardware support, but I'm not sure I
know what type of laptop is being used ...
http://wiki.ubuntulinux.org/HardwareSupport_2fMachines_2fLaptops
Embedded modems ("winmodems") are very difficult to support - would it
be possible to borrow someone's external modem for a while (actually, I
have one you can try with) and see if you can get that going? That will
at least prove the networking setup is fine, and narrow the problem down ...
-jim
