From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 29 12:25: 6 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu [128.147.18.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AF0037B406 for ; Fri, 29 Jun 2001 12:25:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from personrp@ccbh.com) Received: by 1UPMC-MSXIMC2 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:23:44 -0400 Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A668465@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu> From: "Person, Roderick" To: "'ziplok@bellsouth.net'" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: winmodems :-) Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:23:45 -0400 Sensitivity: Company-Confidential MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C100D1.03EE0560" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C100D1.03EE0560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" You are correct. I have even heard some people call them hardware modems and software modems. Roderick P. Person Programmer II personrp@ccbh.com http://www.ccbh.com > -----Original Message----- > From: ziplok@bellsouth.net [mailto:ziplok@bellsouth.net] > Sent: June 29, 2001 2:54 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: winmodems :-) > Sensitivity: Confidential > > > > Someone back me up on this one. I figure that the same > problem with winmodem the Linux crowd has is the same with > FreeBSD. Winmodem are not REAL modems. They are telephone > adaptors that depend on their drivers for carry out the > functions of a modem. Real modems have this ability hardwired > in. To use a Winmodem with linux/FreeBSD,you have to have a > drive written for that operation system. I know that they > exist for Linux for some modems, but I'm not sure about FreeBSD. > > > > From: "Alice" > > Date: 2001/06/29 Fri AM 09:57:56 EDT > > To: > > Subject: winmodems :-) > > > > i have two quick newbie quetions > > > > 1 i have a diamond multimedia supramax 56i voice pci > (us/canada) modem, is there any where i can find out how to > get this to work in freebsd > > > > 2 i have an asus kt7 amd motherboard with the new AMR > (audio modem riser slot) on it. IF i would be better off > buying a real (not win-) modem, does anyone know if the amr > slot is suported in freebsd? > > > > thank you > > > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C100D1.03EE0560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" RE: winmodems :-)

You are correct. I have even heard some people call them hardware modems and software modems.

Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com
http://www.ccbh.com





> -----Original Message-----
> From: ziplok@bellsouth.net [mailto:ziplok@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: June 29, 2001 2:54 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: winmodems :-)
> Sensitivity: Confidential
>
>
>
> Someone back me up on this one. I figure that the same
> problem with winmodem the Linux crowd has is the same with
> FreeBSD. Winmodem are not REAL modems. They are telephone
> adaptors that depend on their drivers for carry out the
> functions of a modem. Real modems have this ability hardwired
> in.  To use a Winmodem with linux/FreeBSD,you have to have a
> drive written for that operation system. I know that they
> exist for Linux for some modems, but I'm not sure about FreeBSD. 
>
>
> > From: "Alice" <fox@netunlimited.net>
> > Date: 2001/06/29 Fri AM 09:57:56 EDT
> > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
> > Subject: winmodems :-)
> >
> > i have two quick newbie quetions
> >
> > 1 i have a diamond multimedia supramax 56i voice pci
> (us/canada) modem, is there any where i can find out how to
> get this to work in freebsd
> >
> > 2 i have an asus kt7 amd motherboard with the new AMR
> (audio modem riser slot) on it. IF i would be better off
> buying a real (not win-) modem, does anyone know if the amr
> slot is suported in freebsd?
> >
> > thank you
> >
> >
>

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