Modems/Paging

[Shane Presley]

Hello there,

I hope this is the right list, if not, please point me in the right
direction.  I'm very new to red hat, and Linux in general.  My
background is Windows and Solaris.  I am ordering a Dell server w/
RedHat ES on it, for an opensource monitoring package (Big Brother).
I'll need a modem on it to do dial-out paging. Does anyone have any
experience with this?

Will an external US Robotics serial modem work.  How about USB?  Are
the drivers included in RedHat or will I need to get them from US
Robotics.

How about paging software?  I dont think Big Brother comes with it, so
I'll have to fire off an external script?

Thanks,
Shane