Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:08:01 -0800 From: Daniel Rudy <dr2867@pacbell.net> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Foo Ji-Haw <jhfoo@nexlabs.com> Subject: Re: How do I know if my internal PCI modem works on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4393A101.1000409@pacbell.net> In-Reply-To: <20051203163722.B37876@chylonia.3miasto.net> References: <028901c5f643$90936e30$c801a8c0@nexpc> <43918A8B.8090506@pacbell.net> <20051203163722.B37876@chylonia.3miasto.net>
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At about the time of 12/3/2005 7:38 AM, Wojciech Puchar stated the following: >>Basically, it all depends on how much you spent for the modem. A $15-20 >>modem is more than likely a WinModem (software modem) which FreeBSD does >>*NOT* support without a third party driver. If the modem cost $70-100, >>and it is recongized as a serial port by the sio driver, then it >>probably will work. > > > > externally connected modems (by serial) costs less than $100 anyway and do > work for sure. > > many external modems does connect by USB port and can be cheaper, but > check for "hayes compatible" label (or similar) as some USB modems are > winmodems too. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > So, some USB modems are winmodems now? I was not aware of that. Besides, who wants a USB modem anyways? I didn't mention the external modems because the OP was asking specifically about his internal PCI modem. A good internal PCI hardware (controller based) modem is the Zoom 2920. They run about $80 or so at Fry's...If you can find them. Or talk to Zoom directly at http://www.zoom.com. -- Daniel Rudy
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