USB Modem

[Steve Berry]

On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 15:11, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 21:19, Steve Berry wrote:
> > On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 14:20, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> > > Hi Guys 
> > > Probably a silly question.
> > > I have a USB Modem and I just cant get it right 
> > > I am running 2.4 kernel.
> > > All of my usb devices work perfectly.
> > > The hardware browser does detect the modem but the driver field is
> > > listed as unknown.
> > > Does this mean I still have to install the driver?
> > > 
> > > Chad
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > is it really a modem, or does it require drivers in windows to "become a
> > modem like device" 
> > 
> > 
> It requires a driver in windows.
> 
> 

Check on www.linmodems.com like rick mentioned, if there's nothing
available for that hardware, then it's useless in linux. 

There's a few websites that describe what winmodems are, and why they
are decent for windows, crappy for os's that don't WANT to emulate
hardware like linux. 

Personally, I wouldnt buy a 20$ pci modem, because if you don't know
exactly what your getting, you may find that you just bought another win
modem. 

And since a lot of motherboards these days don't support ISA anymore. 

Your best bet is a Serial External Modem. 

Ya know, plug it into a serial port with a cable that you buy extra
(some come with the cable, not all) 

The reasons I would go with an External Modem.

They use a pre-existing com-port and are configurable within the bios.
enable/disable in bios. real simple. 

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