[ltp] Dial Modem use with T20 Thinkpad

Tim Prince linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:26:32 -0700


Ron K. Jeffries wrote:
> A friend has a functional T20 running Win 2K, and would like to install
> Linux. However, for one remote vacation spot, he must use dial modem
> for internet access.
> 
> My recollection is the internal modem is a "winmodem" and will be
> "no worky" with Ubuntu. Is that correct?
> 
The built-in dial-up adaptor in my T20 worked fine under linux distros 
available back then.  T20 and dial-up accounts have all died since then. 
    Do you have a dial-up service which doesn't block access to linux?