Incoming from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> Since i ain't got a fast internet connection,i was trying to get to
> the internet in my laptop,where i use Debian. I did the pppconfig but
> after that i don't know how to get to the internet! By the way, i was
> trying to get a package with apt-get.how do i configure apt to access
> the internet with my internal modem and with my ISP account?Is there a
> command to turn on the internet?do i need to change anything in
> /etc/apt/apt.conf?
This all depends on whether it's a _real_ modem or a Winmodem. Run
"lspci -vv" and search for Communication Controller. Mine looks like
this:
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00:10.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01)
Subsystem: Action Tec Electronics Inc: Unknown device 2000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 (63000ns min, 3500ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at f3ffdc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at dcd8 [size=8]
Region 2: I/O ports at d400 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
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If it's a Winmodem, you may or may not be stuck. See linmodems.org,
but if you're looking for the easy way out, buy a _real_ modem, either
pcmcia/pccard or external.
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