To recap my problem: in trying to install LT winmodem driver ltmodem-kv_2.4.20_4GB-8.26a9-1.i386.rpm I got an error message Failed dependencies: k_deflt=2.4.20-4GB is needed by ltmodem-kv_2.4.20_4GB-8.26a9-1 despite the fact that uname -r reported that my kernel version is 2.4.20-4GB (in my original message I mistyped some commas instead of dots -- sorry for the confusion). Following advice from Thibaut Cousin (thank you!) I tried again with 'rpm -Uvh --nodeps' to bypass dependency checking, and this seemed to work OK. I then mounted the module with 'modprobe \*' and everything seemed to be fine. When I tried to connect with kinternet, the modem seemed to be working, but failed to connect to my ISP's number. Having read the file 'LTinstall.txt' (created during the rpm installation) I decided to follow the suggestion to try adding the line 'cat /tmp/ltmodem/tmpfile' to the file '/etc/modules.conf', followed by depmod -a. After this, the modem stopped working altogether! I removed the line, and found I was back to having an apparently working modem which was unable to connect. I went into YAST2 to see if I could see any problems with the modem settings. Nothing obvious, but I decided to activate 'stupid mode' (this was not activated by default as stated in the users guide). This fixed it! I am now able to connect without any problems :) (maybe someone could explain how 'stupid mode' works?) Many thanks to those who helped! Regards to all, Des Kenny