From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 12 21:37:48 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from srcso.globis.ru (globis.ru [212.248.80.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8278A37B479 for ; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:37:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from raduga.dyndns.org (raduga.sochi.net [212.248.82.76]) by srcso.globis.ru (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA30269 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:01:06 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from igor@raduga.dyndns.org) Received: (from igor@localhost) by raduga.dyndns.org (8.10.1/8.10.0) id eAD5bZ701336 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:37:35 +0300 Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:37:35 +0300 From: Igor Roboul To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linmodem? can i use it? Message-ID: <20001113083735.B1121@linux.rainbow> Reply-To: igorr@crosswinds.net Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <19584987550191@[207.113.83.47]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre4i In-Reply-To: <19584987550191@[207.113.83.47]>; from x@FreeBSD.ORG on Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 02:59:08PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 02:59:08PM -0500, x@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > linux users are using so called linmodems - using some linux > software 'drivers' to utilize the functions of these crappy No, you can't use Linux drivers > winmodems. My question is, can these linux 'drivers' be used > somehow on FBSD? I understand how linux binaries can be run on But you can get source for driver and write your own for FreeBSD > If all goes to crud, can anyone recommend a good laptop modem? > PCMCIA? USB? Good old serial port external modem. By "old" I don't assume "old age", but "good thing which will really work". If you wish use modem while travel (without phoneline?) then look at some PCCard modems. But I think that if you have phoneline around you, you'll also have powerline, so better buy good external serial modem, and support manufacturers of these modems :-) . -- Igor Roboul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", Sochi, Russia http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message