On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 18:18 +0530, Ankush Grover wrote: > Hi, > i am trying to get my usb dsl modem to work on fedora core 3 > my dsl modem type is D-Link DSL-210 ADSL Modem > i plugged it and started linux and searched through to the menus to > find how i can make the settings for it, but i failed, > how can i know if linux recognized it or not ?? > > how can i install my usb dsl modem? > any ideas ? > > hey, > > for checking whether linux recognize ur modem or not give this command > on terminal > > tail -f /var/log/messages. > > When u plus ur modem u will see the messages for ur modem . > > > Regards > > Ankush > You would have been better off with the D-Link 302G ADSL modem, as it also has a LAN port. And since it has a web interface it can be configured via a web browser. You would have only needed to setup Linux for DHCP and that would have been it. I use the 302G via a router, and have no problems with it in both Linux & Windows. Nothing to reconfigure, and no drivers to load. Wolf