Begin by opening YaST. In KDE, go to the Kicker menu and choose System, then YaST.
You??™ll be asked for the Root password and YaST will load. Click Network Devices. You??™ll
see the items previously listed. Click Modem to set up your connection.
YaST should have detected your modem, but you can easily do this if it hasn??™t. Click
Configure under the top screen to launch the Modem Wizard. The first screen should
look like Figure 12.1.
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FIGURE 12.1 The first modem configuration screen sets the mount point and dial mode.
This screen sets the mount point for the modem and a few initial settings. Using the
default /dev/modem mount point is the easiest and should always work, but you can
choose a different point from the drop-down menu. If you are in an office where you
need to dial 9 to make an outside call, set the Dial Prefix. Modern phone systems nearly
always use Tone dialing, so don??™t change this setting unless you are certain. If you don??™t
like to hear the white noise that accompanies a connecting modem, turn the speaker off
(although while you??™re doing the initial setup, it??™s a good idea to leave it on until you
have confirmed that everything is working properly).
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