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SubjectRe: Internal Modems
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?"
>
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