Modem Install By A Linux Newbie

[Alpha Zenon Sanchez]

Hello:

Quick Question...

Is there a fast and easy way to see if a modem is
installed properly in Linux without dailing to an ISP?
 I know in Windows :-( there was a phone dailer
utility that would test to see if the modem dialed out
properly.  Is there an equivalent utility in Linux?
I bought an ISA 56K modem from Best Data (don't know
model number), but it says on the box it works with
Linux.

BTW, for any Linux newbie's out there who has been
frustrated with configuring a sound card in Linux, 
I downloaded and installed a software from Open Sound
System. They have a driver module that automatically
detects and installs MOST ISA sound cards easily.  The
only thing that's not cool about it was I had to pay
for the software ($20). It did save me hours of
frustration.  When I finally get to a point where I
know what I'm doing in Linux, I won't take the weenie
way out!


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Thanks,
Alpha Zenon Sanchez

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