Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:12:38 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: Internal Modems |
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One small correction, MS-DOS compatable wihout a driver. (I've seen dos win-modem drivers)
Gerhard
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Phil Brutsche wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 wloera@ibm.net wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > My question is about internal modems that are comaptible with Linux. I > > am looking to upgrade/repalce to the new 56K standard. What are some > > good/fast internal modems out on the market now that easily compatbile > > with Linux? > > > > Can you recomend a few mfr/brands? > Basically you should use a modem that's MS-DOS compatible - that's the > easiest way to ensure compatibility with Linux. Personally, I have a Zoom > 56k internal modem it works great most of the time: sometimes I get lots > of rx errors when I do PPP, sometimes no rx errors. When I do get the rx > erros, all I can do to get use of the modem back is to log off from my > ISP, unload the serial driver (I use highly modular kernels - I statically > compile pretty much only what's needed at boot time), and walk away for a > couple hours. Only then will the modem work again. > > Of course, it works perfect each and every time under plain MS-DOS and > Windows95. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Phil Brutsche pbrutsch@creighton.edu | brutsche@uswest.net > > Microsoft: "Where do you want to to today?" > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- gmack@imag.net
As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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