[ALUG] linux newbie - help requested

[elc at freeola.net]

Hi
I've been dabbling in Windows for a few years now and thought I knew 
something about what I was doing.
Being reluctant to spend my hard earned cash on upgrading from Win 98 SE 
to another Gates product, I thought I would try Linux. I am now dual 
booting Win 98 and Kubuntu and working with a dial up internet 
connection. Now I realise how much I don't know !!!
My winmodem is an Intel (R) 536 EP V.92 and Kubuntu doesn't recognise 
it. Somewhere the internet informs me that of all the winmodems in use 
the one I have should have a linux driver.
I've downloaded 'scanmodem' and run it and I get hundreds of lines of 
text that means nothing to me.
Linux looks good to me, and I feel like sticking with it, if only I can 
get past first base.
Can someone talk me thru in one syllable steps please to overcome this 
first hurdle.#
Many thanks
Eric