On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:12:57 -0700
Alex Pufhal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I think you just answered your own question. If you
> want to connect to the internet using Linux, you need
> to go with an external. You can do internal but, be
> prepared for a lot of work, compling the kernal, the
> makefiles, etc.
>
With the following caveats, getting an ordinary, hardware, internal
modem to work isn't that big of a deal under GNU/Linux.  PPP works
well out of the box in the Debian distribution, and I assume also
under other dists.

That being said, I have had a lot of trouble with a USR hardware PCI
modem---I did get it to work (on P5B but not A7V-133 motherboards).
This was a plug-n-play modem, and I assume the trouble  may have been
with interrupts.

Modems have been one of the easier things to get working.  I am
considering an external modem, however, because of trouble I had w/
the PCI modem.

Alan
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