modem thread

[Cyber Source]

Ted Draper wrote:

>Question for the group.  I just recently installed Fedora 3.0 on a computer and just want to use it to explore the web.  problem is, I'm new to Linux (never used before)and installing modem and the like is proving to be a challenge.  I did find the right drivers for my modems chipset and installed them on the computer. I don't use a network, and my modem is a dial up.  I use netzero to surf the web with windows, and a version doesn't exist for Fedora, just Debian.  Can I connect to the web somehow by using a terminal and just put my access numbers to netzero in it?  If so, can you point me in the right direction on HOW to do just that?  I did download a program called Alien that is suppose to convert .deb files to .rpm files.  I hope that works.  
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
>Jesse Jarzynka
>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 2:19 PM
>To: nflug at nflug.org
>Subject: Re: Adobe Reader 7.0 link
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>anthonyriga wrote:
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>>ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/AdobeReader_enu-7.0.0-1.i386.rpm
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>It is a lot nicer than say the old Adobe Reader. Loads a million times 
>faster and uses gtk-2. However it isn't official yet and still testing 
>and of course isn't gpl. GGV and XPDF seem to work fine but it is cool 
>to see this coming out, and working particularly fast and well.
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The only compatibility I have seen for netzero is with Linspire's custom 
Linux, they made an very complicated way to authenticate via software, 
netzero doesnt use straight PAP or CHAP authentication.
  If you have your modem working your almost there but you won't connect 
to netzero. Cyber Source offers a dial-up service with a special rate to 
NFLUG list members at $14.95 per month for 24/7 connectivity with Linux 
or Windows. Let me know if your interested. Thanks

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