very new user needs help regarding Modem

[hazem]

hi to all
I can't get my modem connected to the internet

here are some data about my modem

Internal PCI

PCI Slot 4 (PCI bus 2, device 1, function 0)


* when I run the command: sbin/lspci
I get this data about the modem :
HSF 56K HSFi MODEM


* also I can get the same data from the option autodetect the modem under : configuration ---->Hardware ----->HardDrake

*here are other data from:
configuration---->KDE----->Information------>IO - Ports

IO - RANGE
a 000-a007


can someone please try to help in some detail as I'm very new in Linux

NB I'm using Mandrake Linux 9.1

thanx

[Dolda2000]

That's a so called WinModem. If you had had a real modem, it would have worked without a glitch. However, for a WinModem you need to get special drivers. Personally, I stay away from that kind of hardware, so I don't know exactly where to get it, but try http://www.linmodems.org/.

[hazem]

@ Dolda2000
thanx for reply
I decided to change the modem
can you please advice me a tested kind of modem to buy

thanx a lot

[hazem]

thanx
Idownloaded a driver from www.linmodems.com
but , I can't browse the net
I get the message
can't find host name
My ISP uses mandatory proxy
I configured the proxy from KDE Control Center as:

www.xxxxxxx.com:8080 - where 8080 is the port

but still the problem exists

any idea

thanx

[Dolda2000]

When do you get that error, exactly?

[hazem]

@ Dolda2000
thanx for your contineous help

these are the steps I went :

* I used the Internet Dial-up Tool KPPP , to connect to the internet , then
I get a window denoting that I'm logged to the internet

* then I opened Konqueror web browser , and put this adress:
www.linux.com <enter>

after few seconds I get this message:

==========

An error occured while loading: http://www.linux.com
Timeout on server
connection was to www.linux.com at port 80

===========

from the above I guess that the problem is in the proxy , becausewhen I configured the proxy ( under Mandrake control center -----> cong. proxy)
I put 8080 as a port ??!!

I don't know the right way to confgure the proxy -Ididn't use to do this before ( InEgypt there is no proxy for internet - now I live outside Egypt )

NB I use Mndrake Linux 9.1


thanx a lot

[Hellmasker]

konqueror will be usign its own proxy settings. so u need to fidn the settigns for it. (prob under settigns menu?)

u might want to find a new ISP, that sounds like a REAL pain to deal with.

[hazem]

@ Hellmasker
thanx for the precious informations

I did it
now I`m writting to you under Linux

one more question please
which browser supports most languages ( including Arabic ) ?

thanx

[Dolda2000]

I would believe that most browsers do these days, and I can personally guarantee that Mozilla does (since I've seen it do that with my own eyes).
If there is anything that could be a problem, it would be if you don't have arabic fonts installed (then, naturally, no browser will be able to display arabic characters...). However, most distros come with fonts for almost all languages, so it's probably not a problem.