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[al johson]

Thanks for the links. I'll certainly take a look at them. Incidentally, for
any who might be interested where I got this this "Linux supported-pci
modem", try a local company called "Intrex Computers". They have a store in
Cary and one in Raleigh, I believe (I try to avoid going to Raleigh for
anything since I despise driving in Raleigh). Yes, I  live in the
"concentrated area of re-located yankees" = CARY.
I'm going to re-load Mandrake 8.0 onto a new hard drive and read up on how
to get this modem working on LINUX. I just hated to give up my ISA internal
modem because I know it would work with Linux.



I'm pretty experienced with setting up ISP service on a modem. The main
problem I've had with Linux is getting the OS to recognize the existence of
the internal modem. I've heard that there is a way to disconnect a modem
(without physically removing it!) and to use an external modem. Anyone have
any info about that??
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----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Johnson <marc_johnson27591 at hotmail.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] ___ at mindspring.com____


> >The brand is "SmartLink" and the model # is 5634PCV SurfRider.The box
says
> >it supports DOS, Windows and Linux. I figure since it works with DOS that
> >the probability is high that it is not a Winmodem!!
>
> OK, well, that's promising. I've been to their web site; not very helpful
> unless you want to buy one there, but it did quite prominently mention
that
> this is one of the few PCI modems that supports Linux. That claim
> notwithstanding (and good for them! so few manufacturers even acknowledge
> the existence of Linux), unless you can find some documentation with your
> modem, I'd start with this most excellent HOWTO:
>
> ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO
>
> and take it from there. I saw, on an admittedly superficial scan of the
> document, a good bit of specific instructions on setting up your modem.
>
> Once that's done, then it *should* be a small matter of setting up your
> dialup connection to Mindspring. Here's a handy little bit of instruction;
> it looks pretty useful to me:
>
> http://www.help.mindspring.com/modules/00000/00006.htm
>
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