Network connectivity - ISP is AOL

[DTLeigh at aol.com]

I have just been introduced to UBUNTU 7.04 by installing from the CD from  
ComputerActive magazine, and have successfully installed as a dual boot  
alongside my Windows XP O/S.
 
Great - impressed! So far so good - but internet connectivity aludes me  (I'm 
submitting this email, reluctantly, from my Window/AOL email  account.)
 
My AOL connectivity is via broadband, using a BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem,  
which connects to a USB port on my Fujitsu Siemens desktop PC.
 
In UBUNTU my network setting panel detects a Modem connection and advises  me 
it is not configured. I do not want to rely upon a slow dialup modem, that  
would be a retrograde step.
 
How do I achieve broadband connectivity using my existing ISP and ADSL  modem?
 
I appreciate using a USB-connected modem is less than ideal - but I want to  
not only dual boot Operating Systems, but also internet connectivity from both 
 environments, preferably using the same ISP/broadband setup. Is this 
possible -  or are AOL so restrictive that I wil not be able to use their broadband 
service  except through their Windows XP AOL9.0 software?
 
Thanks in advance!
 
Derek



   
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