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Hello Wayne - 

->> KNOPPIX is very good at auto-detecting hardware compared to
->> other Linux 'installs'. You should be able to find someone
->> who can assist you if you have a hardware modem. For the
->> printer problem I really can't say why it would not work
->> for you. 

WC> I don't understand this either unless he lacks a hardware
WC> modem. Just setting up the dialer takes 2 minutes. 

WC> As I've the modem on COM 1 on my RS-232 serial port I
WC> select ttyS0, 

I'm guessing this is the culprit - selecting "ttyS0" - that is
stopping Tom from using his modem. ;-) 

WC> name a user account ( Verizon), provide the number for the
WC> ISP, plug in user name and password and I'm surfing. 

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