modem and dial up connection

[Ben Kuang]

Hi:

I get access to the internet from my school server.  Therefore, I have
to run a script with .scp which has the following code:

proc main
delay 5 transmit "^M"
waitfor "Username"
transmit $USERID, raw
transmit "^M"
waitfor"Password:"
transmit $PASSWORD, raw
transmit "^M"
waitfor ">"
transmit "ppp^M"
endproc

How would I be able to connect to the internet using dial up in ubuntu.

I am using a Lucent Win Modem, does this affect my ability to use dial
up in ubuntu?  How do i know if Ubuntu detected my modem.