Hi Melissa, I've decided to take the plunge into Ubuntu but I have come accross an early hurdle: I have a new Asus eeepc notebook and connect to the internet using a Telstra broadband wirless modem (Sierra Wireless USB 308 modem). It obvously works with my Windows XP, but it is not recognised by Ubuntu 9.04. I have tried to manually configure it using the Ubuntu documentation but it still does not get recognised. I have searched the Sierra Wireless website and have downloaded drivers and instructions, but the 'make' command ends in errors. I have read many questions and answers on the https://answers.launchpad.net/ web site and none seem to offer any help. I have tried on two occassions to ask my own question. I got to the point where I entered a summary line, then I can't seem to get any further. I must say it is very difficult for a novice to find the question page and add any detail. I have screen output of all the termianl window commands etc. which would make sense to a linux administrator. Sorry about the verbose explanation, but I want you to know I have tried as best I can to follow the Ubuntu protocol to find an answer. I was a Unix system administrator (DEc Ultrix) several life-times ago, now I simply want to use anything but Microsoft or Apple operating systems. I hope you can point me in the right direction. Cheers Abramo Papp 0417711911