Getting a modem to work

[devin]

OK folks...I am a definate newbie so please bear with me as I discuss my frustration. I come from a heavy MS background, but thought I would try to bring a Linux box into my home network for fun. I bought Mandrake 7.2 this weekend and attempted to install it in an older PC I had laying around. (P166, 64mg RAM, etc) The install went great but I am having a problem getting any modem installed. I had a Winmodem in the machine to start, them found out that Linux cannot use Winmodems easily if at all. So I went out and bought a Award Technology ISA modem. I installed the modem and fired up the PC, now I have no idea what to do with it. The device shows up in the Mandrake hardware config under the unknown section, not under the modem section. Do I need drivers or something? Also, I have a serial mouse attached. Correct me if I am wrong, but are serial mice usually put in COM1? If so, then I should make sure my modem jumpers are set to COM2 or 4, correct?

Anyway, thanks for any ideas you give! :)

Devin

[dalee100]

Hi devin,

Hey this is my first chance to post!!

Yes serial mice generally end up on com1
I would set the modem to com2, tty1 in linux. Then run kppp and set your connection up.

Welcome to the world of the penguine!!!

[digital_spawn]

almost all external modems work with linux .... winmodems ... lets face it it hard to put it to use - i can give you an url for winmodens - linmodems (http://www.linmodems.org)

- try using harddrake ....
refer to a great linux mandrake site mandrakeuser (http://www.mandrakeuser.org)

[GNU/br0wni3]

Yuppers.. i've got a serial mouse. and its on COM1. so im guessing they all end up in COM1, generally.

I also have a winmodem. :(
and, i aint got no money to buy me a nice external one

Cheers
br0wni3