[Novices] Ubuntu/Gnome/dialer

[Bruce Smith]

>  > Wait, wait, wait folks.  I was asking about the dialer because I
> was making
>> the assumption that Ubuntu wouldn't deal with the typical Winmodem
>> any better than any other Linux distro does.  But along with a stand
>> alone modem, you still need a dialer thinger.  So, are you saying
>> that Ubuntu doesn't come with that utility built in as Kubuntu or
>> Suse does?    
>>
>> Brock       
>
> ok, i'm finally back from goshen. my modem was indeed detected (but
> not configured) and is listed in the system>administration>networking.
> i have two items in there, my wifi card and the modem. it looks like
> this is the "dialer". i am able to configure this and then "activate"
> it to dial. i remember that this was a method of doing it in my red
> hat 9.0 days. however, back then i used something differently. perhaps
> kppp.

I don't have Ubuntu in front of me now, but a lot of distros configure
dialup with the same GUI as a regular network interface.  Try adding a
[dialup] network connection.

 - BS