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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is right at the low end of basic questions to
be asking but... I'm trying to set up a dial up internet connection
on TelstraClear with Ubuntu 8.04. While they don't officially
support Linux, TelstraClear do have help file for Linux which was written in
1998 and makes quite a read. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Ubuntu instructions at <A
href="https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/modem-connect.html">https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/modem-connect.html</A> say
that I 'simply' need the ISP Phone Number; Username; Password; Domain Name
Server (DNS) addresses. However, having made my best guess at these things
the modem doesn't even attempt to dial. It's a laptop, but I bought
an external modem thinking that would sort it out. It has a serial cable
so I've tried plugging it in via a serial to USB converter and with a
converter to plug it into the serial printer port. I need to confirm that
I have the right DNS number, but I don't think that would stop it dialling if
it's wrong. I guess it hasn't found the hardware.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there something obvious that I'm not
doing? Is there a help file for dial up with what all the settings are
supposed to be?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The stuff you see on-line gives the impression it's
pretty simple but it seems to be beyond me. Might not have enough brains
for Linux I guess.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob</FONT></DIV>
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