Modem Help

While Linux MAY be able to made to work with certain types of WinModems, I agree that junking the Winmodem is the best idea.

I recommend an external serial port modem as the easiest type to set up in Linux. I haven't heard of any external serial port Winmodems.

I'm still a little wary of recommending a USB modem for you to use in Linux. Depending on the distribution you're running (and the kernel version), you may have USB problems.

A great modem information page can be found at:
[url]http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html[/url]