Solve : Ubuntu: how do I connect it to dialup internet?

1.	Solve : Ubuntu: how do I connect it to dialup internet?
Answer» I'm reading the tutorials and they tell me that I need to go System//Administration//Networking in order to get to the modem settings. Though on my linux distro these settings don't exist. I am using the most current ubuntu, 10.0.4. How do I connect it to dial up internet? Thank you So I can't go System//Administration//Networking. As the Networking option doesn't seem to exist in the administration cluster. I am able to go to Places and Network. This gives me the screen shown below. Showing the "windows network" it says access denied or something along those lines when I try to click on it. Thankyou [recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]I think the answer may be "you don't" At least, not from the software that you have on the installation CD. You need a piece of software called wvdial, which I don't think you have: try the command "whereis wvdial" to check. I suspect Ubuntu assumes you will be doing a lot of downloading, unlike distros that come on a DVD, so it's not much use if you don't have broadband. If you can't get it for Ubuntu, you could always switch to a distro that definitely supports dial-up, like Fedora. Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it. Quote from: DavidMcCann Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it. Can you substantiate that statement please? I recently set a dial-up connection in Ubuntu 9.10 using a Conexant pci modem, it was what I would describe as a mini nightmare but probably due to my inexperience with Linux. After a successful struggle I found some very good info at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto Here is a list of available drivers from which you may be able to download the appropriate driver once you have identified your modem. Good luckThat's a useful LINK, DUSTY. It seems like Ubuntu has changed the policy on including wvdial. You still have the problem that if you need a big PROGRAM that isn't on the installation CD, it will take forever to download. When I wrote about not using a pci-modem that needs a driver, I had your "mini-nightmare" in mind. A "real" modem doesn't need a driver on the computer: it just accepts commands and interprets them for itself. Perhaps Wvdial is included in the later version(s) but when attempting the install of ver 9.10 and RUNNING ModemData the following, which might be of use to the Op, was displayed: Quote The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on your System. For Ubuntu users, there are at the bottom of http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ packages with the files necessary to install wvdial, with names like: wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems. wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip for 32 bit systems wvdial_karmic_i386.zip for 32 bit systems These are about 1 MB in size. Instructions on how to install Wvdial from the downloaded .zip file follow. In my CASE the required modem driver (k2.6.31_14_generic) was found at this site. Hope the above helps the OP.

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I'm reading the tutorials and they tell me that I need to go System//Administration//Networking in order to get to the modem settings. Though on my linux distro these settings don't exist. I am using the most current ubuntu, 10.0.4. How do I connect it to dial up internet?

Thank you So I can't go System//Administration//Networking. As the Networking option doesn't seem to exist in the administration cluster.

I am able to go to Places and Network. This gives me the screen shown below. Showing the "windows network" it says access denied or something along those lines when I try to click on it.

Thankyou

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]I think the answer may be "you don't" At least, not from the software that you have on the installation CD. You need a piece of software called wvdial, which I don't think you have: try the command "whereis wvdial" to check. I suspect Ubuntu assumes you will be doing a lot of downloading, unlike distros that come on a DVD, so it's not much use if you don't have broadband.

If you can't get it for Ubuntu, you could always switch to a distro that definitely supports dial-up, like Fedora. Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it.
Quote from: DavidMcCann

Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it.

Can you substantiate that statement please?

I recently set a dial-up connection in Ubuntu 9.10 using a Conexant pci modem, it was what I would describe as a mini nightmare but probably due to my inexperience with Linux. After a successful struggle I found some very good info at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto

Here is a list of available drivers from which you may be able to download the appropriate driver once you have identified your modem.

Good luckThat's a useful LINK, DUSTY. It seems like Ubuntu has changed the policy on including wvdial. You still have the problem that if you need a big PROGRAM that isn't on the installation CD, it will take forever to download.

When I wrote about not using a pci-modem that needs a driver, I had your "mini-nightmare" in mind. A "real" modem doesn't need a driver on the computer: it just accepts commands and interprets them for itself.
Perhaps Wvdial is included in the later version(s) but when attempting the install of ver 9.10 and RUNNING ModemData the following, which might be of use to the Op, was displayed:

Quote

The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on your System.
For Ubuntu users, there are at the bottom of http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ packages with the files necessary to install wvdial, with names like:
wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems.
wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip for 32 bit systems
wvdial_karmic_i386.zip for 32 bit systems
These are about 1 MB in size.

Instructions on how to install Wvdial from the downloaded .zip file follow.

In my CASE the required modem driver (k2.6.31_14_generic) was found at this site.

Hope the above helps the OP.

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