Dial-up Modem and KNOPPIX v7.0.4 Live CD ...

[klaus2008]

The address 127.0.0.1 is your system (localhost). I think you should issue

sudo passwd

and give the user root a password.

[ant]

The address 127.0.0.1 is your system (localhost). I think you should issue

sudo passwd

and give the user root a password.

Thanks! That worked. [sighs] This seems impossible. Here's a copy and paste of what I did in Terminal: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=876eEaki Maybe I should give up on this super old USB modem I got for free.