[Tfug] Ubuntu questions

[Malcolm Schmerl]

christopher floess wrote:
> On 9/24/07, Don Freeman <DFreeman at pagnet.org> wrote:
>   
>> Doesn't apt-get require internet access? Or will it pull from the install
>> CD? At this point I'm still working on the modem too.
>>     
>
> Are you doing dial up?
>
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>   
I recently went through getting dial up working on Ubuntu. If you have a 
winmodem (internal), it is almost impossible. The reason is that 
winmodems use the cpu as a controller and need software to work. The 
manufacturers do not update their drivers to the latest linux kernel.  A 
good alternative is to get an external modem that has its own 
controller. These are readily available on ebay for about $10.
The second problem I ran into was that the dialup ISP that I had been 
using had proprietary software that didn't come in a linux form. I 
solved the problem by changing ISP to one that uses no software and and 
allows you to dial a direct connection (triconet was what I used but 
there are probably others). Cable is so much  more simple, but my client 
only had dialup available.