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Subject: Re: FreeBSD laptop with:  56k modem, ethernet, Xfree86
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On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 10:12:32PM +0200, culley harrelson wrote:
> culley harrelson wrote:
> >I need to set up a freebsd laptop with a 56k modem, ethernet and 
> >Xfree86.  Does anyone have any recommendations for me?  I am more 
> >concerned about purchasing hardware that will work than I am concerned 
> >about price.
> >
> 
> Reading some more it looks like most laptops come with winmodems that do 
> not work.  But there is no reason why an external modem couldn't be 
> hooked up through the com port eh?  That should open things up for me...

There are also the PCMCIA based modems.  I used one for a year.  But
now, my Lucent Winmodem works for me using the ltmdm port.

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Scott Lambert                    KC5MLE                       Unix SysAdmin
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