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

[jerry davis]

On Friday 23 December 2005 06:52 pm, Josef Lowder 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.

this is my experience.
1. unless the "internal" modem is one which is a well known device to linux. 
it is a hopeless cause.

2. you are better off getting a pcmcia modem

3. go to http://linuxlaptops.org for all things laptop'ish

4. for internal wireless, that is usually, the same as #1 EXCEPT for the Intel 
Wireless 2950ABG.

I bought a no-name laptop (had one made actually) and I specifically said I 
wanted a Intel Centrino "M" chip and an Intel Wireless 2950ABG.

This worked OUT OF THE BOX with Mandriva 2005.

Well not quite out of the box ... let me explain ...
The wireless device came up as eth2, and Mandriva 2005 out of the box, 
configured it correctly but ALSO configured the the Shorewall Firewall at the 
same time. The Firewall kept me from getting to the outside world with eth2.
After some head scratching and googling. I figured out how to add eth2 to my 
firewall configuration, and immediately it "worked".

Hope this helps.

Jerry 

>
> 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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