[AuckLUG] Installing Linux

[Martin Bähr]

On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:48:58AM +1200, Nevyn wrote:
> Back when I was using dial up, Redhat was my preference. It just
> seemed to work for me - no modem specific tools. The modem was just
> seen as a network interface and things like dialing were the
> equivalent of obtaining an IP address.

debian and ubuntu do the same, however you still need a modem specific
tool to configure the conection.

that said, i just had a look, the network admin tool in ubuntu DOES
contain a modem section. (i am running feisty, but i now remember seeing
this in older versions too)

greetings, martin.
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