Ubuntu Dial up settings

[towsonu2003]

Chanchao Wrote: 
> On à¸*., 2006-05-02 at 21:38 +1000, Peter Garrett wrote:

> 

> > > Chances are Ubuntu won't work with your modem.  It basically only
> works

> > > with old style modems that you plug into a serial port.

> > 

> > This is simply, shall we say, inaccurate. There's a whole website
> devoted

> > to this, namely:

> > 

> > http://linmodems.org/

> 

> Things that "Do work with Ubuntu" typically 'just work', are installed

> by default or as a very worst case can be easily installed using

> Synaptic.  All this crap is just FAR more than I'm willing to handle.

> (Even though I just tried again to make sure..)  Wasting an hour to
> fail

> to get a modem to work..   

> 

I completely understand the frustration... try wasting 3 months... on a
modem as easy to configure as alsa-enabled slmodem...

Chanchao Wrote: 
> 

> (Conexant HSF modem, built into my laptop)

> 

> > Secondly, at this point we don't even know what kind of modem the OP
> is

> > trying to use.

> 

> Well I can't even FIND legacy hardware modems on sale anymore, (other

> than perhaps second hand dump-markets) so chances are it's a Winmodem.
> 

> 

any modem with a serial connection is supposed to work. you could also
try to locate an alsa slmodem, but I don't know how to know whether a
modem is sl (smartlink). 

Chanchao Wrote: 
> 

> 

> > Chanchao, please don't discourage people on the basis of inaccurate
> and

> > misleading information.

> 

> Sorry, I just get VERY frustrated when I can't get very basic and

> absolutely essential hardware to work, especially on an operating
> system

> that 'just works' for everything else.

> 

second that... they (winmodems) are extremely hard to configure and
depend on patience and luck. 



still, they are configurable, in some instances. 



as a last resort, try going to a local pc store and asking for a
hardware modem (also called hardmodem). ebay may also be a good
resource as well. 



need to put more pressure on the manufacturers.


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towsonu2003