newbie trying to install usb modem

From: Stephen Puttick (stephen_puttick_at_sjpej.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 09/28/04

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    I have just installed sarge using CDs (jigdo download of 1st 3) on my
    old win98 PC. I have 2 hard disks so Debian is on a separate disk - so
    no real problems if I need to start again.

    I have an Alcatel speedtouch 330 USB (broadband/ADSL) modem, which works
    on both the win98 PC and my win xp laptop. I'm not quite ready to
    completely abandon windows yet, but the first step along that route
    would be to start with a shared internet connection with the Debian
    machine in charge. Ultimately I would like a proper home network, where
    I could allow my daughter (currently 20 months) access to some internet
    (such as CBeebies) and access to her own login without any danger of
    wrecking anything else.

    1) Do tell me if I've made any false assumptions so far
    2) I found the following site which talks about recompiling the kernel

    http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html

    http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/download/index.html

    this all sounded a bit more involved than i was planning as a newbie
    installation.

    I have sarge installed with the 2.4 kernel. (jigdo template 19 Sept 2004)
    3)Am I right in thinking that a newer kernel might support the speedtouch.
    4) I haven't yet got an ethernet card - I thought I'd wait until I could
    get a net connection up and running. Am I wrong? should I go and get
    one now?

    So any advice on how to get this modem working would be greatly
    appreciated - or should I abandon it for another model (it was provided
    with the ADSL).

    Stephen 

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