I am noticing however that the system doesn't seem to recognise when the connection is established..
I'm using Gnome, and there is a nifty applet called "modem lights" to connect and disconnect your modem. It shows 3 states: disconnected, connecting, and connected. It doesn't show the connected state even if the modem is connected (I can use a web browser successfuly). Also, I'm trying to use Firestarter 1.0.3 and it doesn't detect my modem either. So, enabling the firwall kills my connection. Any ideas about this issue?
Thanks again!