-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 17 April 2004 16:26, Laura Callier wrote: > Well, I've learned a Linux lesson....I have a winmodem on my Dell > 8300 Dimension desktop computer. None of the distros I've tried, > including Mandrake, will accept it. So, I did some research last > night and learned that an external modem in this situation is the > best thing. > > The ones advertized at the computer store near me (Microcenter) are > Best Data, Diamond, US Robotics and Zoom. Are any of these brands > better than the others? This would be for dial up right now. Each > brand has several types, which is confusing. > Generally, any external modem that has a serial connector will be fine. I don't know much about usb ones, though.
Are you able to identify the winmodem in your Dell machine? If you know which chipset it uses it may be possible to get that going. Start by reading http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MoDems. The links at the bottom of the page will get you more info. HTH Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAgVEdkFAvMr/nNX8RAtOpAKCCQFLSyrAbNS6W6ddGbPZZFqxBRwCfdIIr F0z1YPx/85ITj9IfVbpuF2g= =oICX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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