Frank Zimmermann wrote: > > >Frank Zimmermann wrote: > > > >
> Softmodems are quite often called winmodems. Don't really know how > they work but the software somehow emulates a modem. > Do you still have Win running on this machine? Then you could easily > find out what modem you have. Otherwise you might have a look at the > vendors homepage or open your machine and have a look. > Then try to find out wether your modem is supported by Linux. Good > starting points for this http://www.google.com/linux, the Suse > Hardwaredatabase at http://cdb.suse.de or http://www.linmodems.org . > > Frank > -- > Got this problem at least partially solved. Do indeed have a blasted winmodem on the machine. While http://linmodems.org seems to have a link to a suitable driver I can't get hold of it. BUT I did manage to get a Maxtech PCMICA modem working just great. The only problem with it left is that I get denied permission to pppd unless I'm logged in as root. I added usernames under advanced options in pppconfig, and they're certainly sitting in the appropriate place in the file vigr, so what's missing? -- srt
