I am new to Linux, and am having some problems with some of the hardware. I am not able to get my modem to dial out. Suse detected my modem but has not actually connected. I have looked all over for solutions and they all seem to patrially fit, but not exactly. Please help.

What kind of modem is it? Maybe you're facing the same problems as I am with an ADSL modem on Suse 9.2. If so, see the correspondence under my name.

Tom

I am using a BroadCom AC'97 82801DB.

It easily recognized this modem, but when I try to dial I get nothing. I have found a very similar thread, but the person who started it still has not found help.

Maybe it was one of my threads that you found! But it seems to be quite a common problem. However, as another Linux newbie I can assure you that these forums provide very valuable information and support. With others' help I seem to be gradually getting through my own difficulties. I'd have been completely lost without it.

That being said, what kind of modem is yours? Is it a conventional dial-up modem, a broadband ADSL one or a router-modem using ethernet? The ways to deal with them are different. There's also something called a winmodem, but as that doesn't affect me I'm afraid I haven't found out how to distinguish it from the others.

All the best,
Tom

Mine is an internal dial-up modem in a laptop. In my searches on the forums I think that it might be a winmodem (curse Bill). The threads that I have found in this area have not been sufficient to solve my problem. I have found many threads that offer some help, but have always left me hanging when it does not fit my exact situation.