If you can get hold of a Dick Smiths USB-serial converter (Uses the OHCI chipset, from memory), that'll give you a virtual USB modem.
I have found this combination to work a treat - plug-and-play under Ubuntu. A lazy man's solution to "sharing" the internet connection between two PCs that operate in a NAND state. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Any external modem will work well, as you're just > communicating serially. My favourite used to be > USRobotics. The main problem may now be the lack of serial > port on the pc - it seems to be a luxury on many > motherboards these days! > > Steve >
