How to get a dial-up 'net connect with Linux on a laptop?

[Dan Lund]

Joseph,
You say modem in one moment, and wireless in another.
Maybe you should tell us what hardware your using for the connection,
then we'll be able to help you out.
Besides, it wasn't Microsoft that supported that hardware, it was HP
that chose it and packaged the drivers for it.  Remember, the
manufacturers of the hardware make the drivers.

--Dan

On 12/23/05, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> I've tried, Mandriva, PCLOS, Mepis, Xandros, and Ubuntu on my new laptop,
> and none of them seem to be able to provide a modem connect to the 'net.
>
> Why does this have to be so incredibly complicated?  Do I need to take
> this new HP Pavilion ZV6100 back and get something different in order
> to get one that can connect to the 'net with an internal modem and
> get a wireless connect?  Why should one have to waste so much time
> jumping through so many nuisance hoops to try to solve this mystery?
>
> While I hope to avoid M$ as much as possible, I do have to give them
> credit in the fact that everything works, "out of the box" on this HP.
>
> Isn't there some Linux distro that can match that performance
> on a laptop at a reasonable price?
>
> Merry Christmas, everyone.
>
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