Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:43:52 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net>, "Stephen Hovey" <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dialup modem Message-ID: <028401c0b1b0$caed8ca0$8300a8c0@apana.org.au> References: <002601c0b1af$de8623e0$0e00000a@tomcat>
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Dunno if they are marketed in yankeeland or anywhere else bar OZ, but Nokia make some external (serial port) modems that definitely are winmodems. Like most all Nokia products they are junk ..... don't bother asking the company for support because they apparently only employ bratty kids who couldn't answer a technical question if their life depended on it !!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net> To: "Stephen Hovey" <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 12:37 PM Subject: RE: dialup modem > Umm... > > I have yet to find an external modem that wasn't a "hardware" modem as > opposed to a "software" modem... As long as the data travels through a UART > chip, you're going to be fine. > > At any rate, a 3Com/USR Courier is going to be the best thing on the > market, bar none. > > --- Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Stephen Hovey > > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:36 PM > > To: Kyle > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: dialup modem > > > > > > > > Just make sure it ISNT a software based modem, like a winmodem or > > something. > > > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Kyle wrote: > > > > > Question : > > > > > > Other than 3com's 56k external modem, does freebsd specifically > > support other brands of modems? i dont want to accidentally buy a > > modem that will not work on freeBSD. thanks > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Systems at MACHSPEED!! > > > http://sysmach.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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