From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 11 7:34:58 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8903B153F5 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 07:34:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by iaces.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id JAA08140; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:33:34 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199903111533.JAA08140@iaces.com> Subject: Re: Non win-modem? Where? In-Reply-To: from Joshua Emmons at "Mar 11, 99 09:59:38 am" To: skia@achilles.tcsnet.net (Joshua Emmons) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:33:34 -0600 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Joshua Emmons said: > Hey all, this is probably a bit off topic, but: > > I have just discovered that the reason my plug-n-pray modem would not work > with FreeBSD is that it's a win modem. I didn't know this before... I > wouldn't have bought it if I had... but it seems that people just arn't > marking WINMODEM on the boxes in big bold type anymore. > > At any rate, I say: take thyself to onsale.com and find a new modem. To > my surprise, there is not a SINGLE NON-WIN MODEM THERE! So, now to my > question: > > Can anyone suguest a good manufacturer or re-seller of non-win modems? > I can't believe that there arn't SOME moral modem makers out there! Get an external modem. They work, and can't be contaminated by Windows. I recommend 3COM USR. -- If a blonde and a brunette jump off a building at the same time, which lands first? --The brunette. The blonde would have to take time out to ask directions. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message