hi i don't use a modem myself, but maybe http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html and http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html helps. best lars Nina Pham wrote: > anyone please help me to install the Robotics Sporters Fax/Modem w/ X2 > 56K on FC2. The robotics website just have the installation guild on > windows. I connected that external modem to serial port ssty0, and try > to configure that using add new hardware at system-config-network but > after I added the modem, it said inactive. I also tried to reboot the > system after connected the modem, but it didn't find the new hardware at > boot time. > > Nina > >