On Sat, 08 Dec 2001 15:52:37 +0200
"Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John B wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately, it *does* sound like a winmodem problem.
>
> AAARRRRGGGGHHHH Not a Winmodem!! I have asked the shop again and there
> is an internal USR PCI Sportster V90 56k in there on Com 4. I understand
> that the reason Com 2 doesn't work is because it has the same IRQ as Com
> 4 but see below.
>
> Aren't the USR modems linmodems? Why doesn't it show as up as detected
> in the Mandrake Control Centre when I am logged on as a user or root? or
> is the reason it is not showing up that it is a Winmodem or is there a
> CLI command I need to run for the AMD Thunderbird to detect even though
> it looks for new hardware on bootup?
>
> HELP.
Why don't you just follow Ed's and Civileme's advice and try (after disabling
COM2 in the BIOS) to set up your internet connection in Mandrake Control
Centre -> Connection?
-Frans
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