I come forward in technology
 

I have just finished installing my new cable modem and I'm happy.

The installation went well but I'd like to know why the computer won't detect the modem when it's on the USB port but find it easily on the NIC. Mysteries of Compaq, I guess.

The software wizard was pretty good but could use a progress bar to tell me it's doing something and about how much there is to go. Rotating spanners don't do it for me in that regard.

It took three hours all told. ten minutes for the hardware, two and a half hours for the wizard (eight reboots :mad: )
and twenty minutes or so to debug the other programs (Mirc, OE, irc etc).

Broadband rocks even if the price doesn't. I only have two arms and legs, you know.

Brian

Compaq USB on the presarios
 

Compaq = non-standard USB on presarios.

It only supports basic things like keyboards, mice, and webcams.

Anything more sophisticated, and the chipset on it hates you.

USB PCI card = good choice for that beast. Doesn't use crap SIS chipset that generation of Presarios used.

Mitch

My lifepartner Gwen has a Presario she's running RedHat on; the flakeiness of the USB gives her conniptions.