I have a 3com voice winmodem installed on my machine. In Linux it is seen as a US robotics modem. However linux sees it as an unknown device.

Is there any way at all for me to get it running so I can connect to the internet through redhat 8?

If not would mapping my NTFS drive be smart to get files from Linux over to redhat?

Thank you

Dave

PS it is an ISA modem

I just noticed something on this. I went into network configuration and under modem port, it said "Modem0". For Modem Initialization string it is blank.

could this be the problem?

Your problem is that winmodems don't natively work in Linux.... you need a driver that turns your winmodem into a Linmodem.

I don't know how much motivation you have to get your winmodem to work, but it takes lots! I just got my Lucent Winmodem working finally after about a week of researching it on the web.

A good place to start is linmodems.org

You're going to have to do a lot of command line stuff to figure out what chipset the modem has, what kernel you're running, etc. Then you basically hunt for a linmodem driver that works with the chipset in your modem.

It was a pain in the ass, but it works... and I've learned a lot about device management and linux in general.

Good luck!

I do not mind doing the command line stuff at all. I just need to have it pretty clear cut until I get more understanding of command line and the options available.

I have been to linmodems but I will go back again.

And yes, I am very determined to get this working. thank you for your reply.

Dave