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[Sheflug] Modems



Hi,
 
I hope newbies are welcome here, because I am one.  I'm not new to computing (about 15 yrs all told) but I'm afraid it's all been on Windows or MS-DOS before it.  I've done a bit on UNIX in the last year but it's a real bit and only as a user. But anyway, you'll be pleased to know I've seen the light and have erased Windows off my home PC!!!!
 
I've mananged to install Red Hat 7.  A major success or so I thought.  The problem is the modem! Boy what a nightmare, I have to say if Linux is ever to become a real threat to Windows in the "Personal" Computing domain then it has to sort out this problem of setting up devices.
 
I'm aware of this winmodem issue and I think my old 56k was a winmodem (I always bought cheap!), so that's gone, but I have an ISDN card, which is really what I want to get working.  It's a Eicon Diva PCI internal card.  It came with drivers but obviously only for Win 98 & 2000.
 
I've tried running the tool that's in Gnome to setup my internet connection, it searches for a modem but says there's nothing.
 
HELP!
 
If anyone knows how to do this, and I assume most of you have successfully got your dial-up working, or knows a good site for me to look at I will be forever grateful, well a few days at least ;o)
 
On another note, does the membership of this LUG extend as far south as Newark or am I too soft and southern like for guys?
 
In anticipation
 
 
Jonathan Hipkiss