[TriLUG] just starting out, help

[Marc Johnson]

>have w98 on disk one, plan to burn this disk soon, just say no to bill. 
>have mandrake 8.1 on disk two, good stuff.  still using w98 to access the 
>internet.  using linux, how do i connect, ie tell modem COM 1, to dial an 
>isp.  currently using mindspring. i know phone # to isp, and their DNS ips. 
>  they are not helpful at all. they only support x9- and macs.  is there a 
>linux friendly isp, that i should switch too?

Well, first off ... is your modem a real modem or a WinModem? If the latter, 
all the brains are in the Windows driver, and no ISP, Linux-friendly or 
otherwise, will be able to help you.

If it is a real modem, though, you should be able to use Mandrake's 
configuration tools to set up your modem; it sounds like you have most, if 
not everything, of what you need.

If you have a WinModem, I would recommend switching to a provider like 
RoadRunner. You get a much faster connection, and when I installed Mandrake 
8.0 on my system, it automatically recognized the ethernet card and I didn't 
have to do any configuration at all. It's a little pricier, but you get what 
you pay for in this case.

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