As someone that recently went through the trouble of
trying to get a working linux box as a newbie, I think
this modem and ISP information is quite important.
When I first installed linux it took me quite sometime
to figure out how to connect to my ISP. On Mandrake
that I run there are a lot of options to the
configuration and I had no idea what it all ment. I
would of loved to have some you there to help me, and
explain it. It would have saved me a lot of time and
aggravation.
mike
--- KevinO <
kevino7@deru.com> wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> >
> > We can get the pertinent
> > information about the modem from Windoze or from
> the user. It would be best,
> > however, to have them bring the modem with,
> assuming it is not internal.
> I would choose this as a last resort. External
> modems are prefered of course.
> we should post a link to a page of supported modems.
> We should have a list of
> init strings for modems on hand also.
>
>
>
> >
> > Minimum hardware? How about
> >
> > Pentium-class CPU
> > Minimum 32M memory, the more the better
> > Monitor
> > Keyboard
> > Mouse
> > Modem
>
> A CDROM would be nice. If no CD and no NIC, no
> install ;-(
> We will need a box to use as an FTP or HTTP server
> to do installs sans CDROM.
>
> Some of the newer video cards are a serious pain in
> the butt. I have been
> finding it a little tougher to setup cards with
> XFree 4.x especially when it
> comes to getting the 3d support to work. Sometimes
> drivers need to be
> downloaded for the cards.
>
> I understand that working phone jacks will be
> available in the room. I would
> like to see the user get online with their box and
> at most have to change the
> phone number prefix when they get home, or us change
> it before they leave but
> after testing.
>
> If the person is going to go online with their box,
> we should get them to
> bring in all of the settings for their ISP. (mail,
> news, ph. number, DNS,
> etc.) The way that most ISPs are, they are likely to
> be a bit stuck if they
> try to ask their ISP for help with configuration.
>
> --
> Kevin O'Connor
>
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