Linux and Internet Connections

1. what distro are you running?
2. what type of internet connection do you have (dialup, etc)?
 
oh ok. i still need a little more info ok.

when i say distro i mean the type of linux. example redhat linux, SuSE linux, Ubuntu, Mandriva etc. i need to know what is your "version".

i also forgot to ask, what type of modem are you using?

EDIT - i did a little googling and forund this http://tuxmobil.org/modem_linux.html.

i assume that you are using an internal modem. most internal modems do not work with linux because they are software modems. most external serial modems are compatable.
 
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okay, i am running Linux Ubuntu, version 5.04

Re: modem, internal to the laptop - Toshiba - the manual and the laptop itself fails to describe it in anymore depth then that.

The laptop itselfs is aTosiba out of the 2800 Satellite series
 
I am not familiar with ubuntu and still new to linux. I use SuSE and it has a utility called YaST. It is similar to control panel in Windows. I believe Ubuntu has a similar utility.

Look for the option for configuring a modem, it may be under networking. Follow the instructions, it should be straightforward.
NOTE: if you do not see your modem listed but get to a point where you have to choose the modem port, you should see something like “ttyS0, ttyS1”. This is similar to com1 and com2 in windows. You can try ttyS0 and work your way down.

If this does not work it may be that your modem is a software modem and is not linux compatible.

I have found this modem - Zonet 56K V.92 PCMCIA Hardware Modem, it should work with linux.
NOTE: the above is just an option. Lets hope that someone with more experience with Ubuntu will help us out a bit.
 
The deal with Ubuntu (which I've been using for a while now) is that when you devices don't work right after install, normally they aren't supported. This does not go for sound though, as you need to download codecs.
 
would it therefore just be easier to purchase an external modem to hook up to the laptop, considering i have tried setting up with all of the modem ports i.e ttyS0?
 
new thought - are there things like plugins for windows that would enable the modem to work with linux?

Secondly, does if the software doesn't support the modem, is it possible to still configure it manually, i.e - enter the phone number to dial etc...
 
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1. the easiest thing may be to just get an external serial modem.

2. you can try configuring it manually but the os may not be able to communicate with the modem.

3. i do not believe that there are any plugins for windows that would enable the modem to work with Linux

4. the PCMCIA modem i mentioned (Zonet 56K V.92 PCMCIA Hardware Modem) may work with Linux, it even says so in the specs - http://www.zonetusa.com/DispProduct.asp?ProductID=110
 
3. i do not believe that there are any plugins for windows that would enable the modem to work with Linux

whoops, should have worded that better... are there any linux downloads that i can get to enable the modem to work with ubuntu.

i was refering to windows plugins as an example on the windows os. sorry.
 
there has been software that allowed you to use some windows drivers, example "ddiwrapper" for cannon printers.

but there are none that i know of that will work for modems.

the only thing you can download to allow your modem to work with linix, is the linux drivers. but most modem manufactures do not support linux for their software modems if not at all.
 
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