i'm havin redhat 9,
i hav a 56K internal modem, when i tried to setup internet connection its not detecting the modem. is there any way that it can detect the modem?
can u plz help me out?

find out what chipset is on your modem. then search this site for answers. and maybe www.linmodems.org

What does say about your modem?

thanx for the reply, ciotog here is the info :

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 82)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB ICH4 IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:01.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01)
01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 02)

what should i do next??

Well, you have a conexant HSF chipset. This means you have two options:

1. If you use a 2.4 series kernel you can get the last beta series drivers here:
http://www.int21.de/conexant/
Even though they're beta, I've found them to be much more stable than the Windows drivers.

2. If you want to use a 2.6 series kernel you have to purchase the driver here:
http://www.linuxant.com

Both were written by the same guy, Marc Boucher.