Hello everyone.
I'm a total linux newbie, so please try to answer as easy as possible:
I've just installed mandrake 9.1 but I don't see able to get the internet connection to work. Mandrake recognized a lan card, which I suspect is the internet card. But I don't know how to get it to connect to internet!
Any help would be nice.
The card is a Eicon Diva 2.02 S/T (PCI) for ISDN. Works ok in windows

help.....

Hello,

I am like yourself very new to Linux. I failed to make any sense out of the isdnutils but managed to connect to the internet using the Eicon isdn modem by doing the following on the KD2 windows environment.

First you have to load the hisax module with appropriate parameters.
At the console or from a terminal in KD2 ( xterm or Aterm do the job) type;

modprobe hisax type=11 id=line0

Optional -- If you can't see any output to confirm loading type;

dmesg

This will confirm for you that the driver has loaded. You have to do this every time you start Linux. I don't know how to auto do this on startup at the moment. If you do let me know.

Next start KPPP by typing : KPPP at the run command or by selecting "Internet Dialer" from the Applications / Internet Menu.

Click the "Setup" button the click NEW to setup an internet account.
Select "Dialog Setup". Name your Isp connection and add your ISP's phone numbers and click "OK".

Next Click "Device" at the top and select /dev/tty10 as the modem device.

Next click Modem at the top and select "Modem Commands" . enter the Initialization String as follows = AT&E1234567. Replace 1234567 with the your home phone number. That is the number that your ISP expects you to connect from. I don't need the area code here but you may.
Option : Click "Query Modem" to test your modem.
Click "OK".

I like to see my connection being made so I check the "Show Log Window" radio button on the main screen.

Now click the "Connect" button and you should connect ok. If not let me know.

You can set other options using the KPPP setup in the future, Auto redial ect. using the Misc tab at the top.

Note : On every re-boot you will have to reload the hisax driver with modprobe as above until you automate this.

Hope this helps, let me know how you get on.

Tony