[nellie]

Hello
I am new to Linux, and liking it lots except at the mo I can't get my modem to connect to the internet. I have an Alcatel Speedtouch 330 modem, and I've tried following the instructions from linuxquestions.org but I can't seem to make it happen. Can anybody help???
I'm a bit simple so please imagine you had to explain it to a 5 year old!!!

Thanks guys!

[Ug]

Your USB modem is very likely to be a Winmodem, which is a modem which uses proprietory drivers to emulate hardware in order to connect to the internet. These are also called software modems, and because of the software aspect of these modems they are unable to connect to the internet in Linux because the drivers are not usually available. Even when the drivers are available they're often far too complicated for any newbie to be able to fathom out.

I went to http://www.ebuyer.com/ and ordered myself a new serial modem for about £20. ($40?) The easiest way to spot a hardware modem is generally to buy one which is external, and which connects to a serial port on the back of your PC.

Get one that you are sure can connect to the serial port of your computer. Such as this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...oduct_uid=36392

When you recieve your modem run KPPP to connect to the internet. Click Configure in KPPP, then go into the settings and under the modem tab select the modem thats attached. If your using Com 1, then it will be /dev/ttsy0.

Go to another of the tabs and click Query Modem. This will check if the modem is where you say it is and whether or not it is responding. If it is responding then click OK, and go back to the main settings screen. From here you can set up your ISPs details.

Go back to the main page, insert your username and password and click connect. This should open up your connection.

Hope that helps!

(Also in future try looking at other past threads for the answer. The answer for you was directly in the thread below)