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I have mandrake 9.2 and conexant modem too!
Could you please tell me how you got the modem drivers installed??
I just started linux too and cant figure out how to compile the drivers.
i'm a total noob myself, and i don't really have much to suggest except:
a) are you sure the modem driver/module is loading automatically at startup? does it say anything in your driver README etc about loading or needing to modprobe etc?
b) um, with regards to the "unknown host" thing, perhaps you need to specify your isp's DNS in your ppp setup?
um, yeah, that's where i would start, but then i doubt i know much more than you!
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