[aclug-L] Newbie's Modem Installtion problem

["ccwoo" <webexplorer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone,

I am new to Linux and just got a copy of RedHat 6.0 up and running recently. 
However, I can't do much with Linux without internet connection.  I've been 
having problem to have my modem up and running. 
I suspect my os can't even talk to the modem, how do i know if my modem is 
properly set up ? If so, how do i configure Linux to connect to the ISP ? I 
tried minicom but didn't know how to use it...shame.

My modem's model :  ISA pnp 56k USR voice internal v90. 

I've already disabled pnp with jumper settings and the modem works fine under 
win98.  But in Linux, i can't even get it to dial when i tried to activate it 
using netconfig in Control Panel.  

Your help is very much appreciated.

Thanks.

chen