Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 06:14:34 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Novikmec Jozef <novikmec@intrak.tuke.sk> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, deven@netexplorer.org Subject: Re: modem compatibility list? Message-ID: <15119.36890.354579.938148@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <129293531@toto.iv>
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Novikmec Jozef <novikmec@intrak.tuke.sk> types: > On Fri, 25 May 2001, Deven Kampenhout wrote: > > I just moved into a new home, and unfortunatly, the new town I live in > > does not have DSL capability (or any other affordable broadband). So my > > dillema is now that I have to use a 56k modem to connect to the > > internet. Does anyone know of a modem compatibility list for FreeBSD? If > > not, does anyone have any reccomendations for a decent modem to buy? I > > don't need any frills, just a plain and simple 56k modem for data (no > > fax or voice required). > > I'm not guru in FreeBSD world, but I think that this is very similar to > situation in Linux world. If you buy any external modem, it will be good. Not quite true any more in either world. If it's an external serial modem, you're fine. If it's a USB modem, it may or may not work on FreeBSD. You need a modem that supports the ACM protocols, and not all of them do. Last time I looked at Linux, there was no USB support at all, but that's been most of a year ago. Internal modems are problematical. If it doesn't say it works with DOS or Windows NT, it's a winmodem. Generally, they don't work, but there's a Linux driver for one version that can be made to work. Check the list archives for more information. If it does work on those, then it may well work on FreeBSD. If you have to have an internal modem, I'd recommend buying one that claims to work on DOS and/or WinNT from a place with a good return policy. You might also look through the list archives to see if someone reported getting theirs working. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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