hai friends,

i'm new to this forum.

i'm having problems with my new modem

which is d-link product 56kbps modem

my fedora core 2 even doesn't detect the modem

can any body please help me

yours VR

is this a usb or internal modem?
linux still have problems with those modems

try slmodem driver. you should have done a little more info about your new modem. Anyway, try it: http://www.smlink.com/main/item.php?...=84&main_id=32

look also at modem howtos on tldp page. There are many howtos there. read all. seek for modem howto on google too.

And welcome to LQ selvakumarvr -- J.W.

'you should have given', sorry.
please answer if slmodem works.

regards

details abt the modem

it is an internal modem
i ran scanmodem (taken from linmodems.org) on it the details are as given below



Modem: SILICON Laboratories Intel 537 [Winmodem]
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio Controller

how to proceed after that

i tested the modem in freespire and ubuntu but in vain

I first found it under SUSE and it worked directly. After that I read the code from SUSE and I succeded to install it under any distribution. I do not use any longer a modem, so I can't help you any mode.

For the most reliable connection for dial up, try an external modem. They connect by RS-232 cable to the serial port on the computer. Also the controller chip inside the modem does much of the work, freeing up YOUR processor for other tasks. NOT USB. USB is difficult to configure in Linux, because Linux uses the Serial connection. Then the software has to change all the fundamentals to USB. The serial connection also has much software to choose from. Wvdial, kinternet, kppp, or Gkdial plus others. Also the Linux Distros have the drivers for most external modems. Plug it in, reboot, and set up YOUR ISP. You will need Username and Password plus the name of YOUR ISP and YOUR e-mail address. The other stuff YOU'll learn from the man pages. Like tweaking the settings in YOUR dial up program.