Please, are there any more ideas, I tried these ideas and I only seem to have screwed up knetwork. Also please, while I have a history with conputers going back a couple of decades, I do not know linux well, make it simple and detailed. Thank you. Also I want to make a brief comment to urge those who may be working on same that especially for those with laptops where the modem is often a winmodem, that it would be nice in the future to get these to work in Kubuntu. <div>On 7/8/07, Macario Valle <<a href="mailto:macariov@gmail.com">macariov@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex"> On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 22:50 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: > Edward Meeker wrote: > > > I am using an Avertec laptop and when I try to connect the wifi it finds > > the connection but when activating it it stalls at 28% and then shuts off > > after a couple of minutes. > > 28%, ime, means it didn't find a DHCP server. Try "sudo dhclient eth1" (or > whatever your interface is actually called). > > > I also cannot use the internal modem, a motorola sm56. > > sm = "smart modem". ie, it requires windows drivers to actually function as > a modem. It's possible there's a linux driver for it, but don't count on > it. > -- > derek > > These ones worked on rh distro for me: <a href="http://www.modem-drivers.com/drivers/61/61634.htm">http://www.modem-drivers.com/drivers/61/61634.htm</a> When I looked for a driver, this was the only site that had them, I have no relation to the site, I swear. I do not know if somneone can make them work for <KX>ubuntu. I will try later as but have no time now. -- Macario Valle <<a href="mailto:macariov@gmail.com"> macariov@gmail.com</a>> -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>