On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 12:43 +0000, David Barnsdale wrote: > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 08:52, sumeet kapoor wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to linux. I installed Fedora core 2. Its working fine. > > However, it is not finding my d-link DFM-560I+++ internal modem. Its > > running beautifully with windows 2000. > > > The basic problem is that modern internal modems > use software for stuff that was done in the past > by hardware. Further the manufacturers often > assume that it is enough to produce drivers for > windows and ignore Linux - so much so they are often > called "Winmodems". > > My problem was solved when the manufacturer of my > computer produced a driver about a year after > I'd originally bought the computer. Hence do > check the homepage of the modem manufacturer as > a Linux driver may now be available. > > Failing that, search for "Linmodem" and also look > for a program scanModem. > > David > You can also go to http://www.linmodems.org and get a lot of help -- The Unix way of sex # unzip ; strip ; touch ; finger ; mount ; fsck ; more ; yes ; umount ; sleep
