Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:52:48 +1100 From: Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: non-serial modems Message-ID: <200103200252.NAA05039@tungsten.austclear.com.au>
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I started to install FreeBSD on a new PC and then discovered that the internal modem I had that was "almost" recognised by FreeBSD is in fact a "software" modem (which is what I assume people are referring to when they talk about a "winmodem"--the card is basically a "telephone adaptor" and all the modem work is done by software on the CPU). Hunting through the archives I saw some references to a USR card that was actually a full modem, but I haven't seen any definite information on other models that people have got to work. So I went back to my friendly dealer and explained the problem to them. They said that as far as they know USR have stopped making internal modems, and that the two external modems they generally stock are a HP USB modem, and an ACER (I think) parallel-port modem. So the questions are: Does anyone know any internal modems currently on the market that work? (I'd really like to have fewer boxes on my desk if I can...) Does anyone know whether USB or parallel modems work with FreeBSD (and how to configure them into things like tip, UUCP, ...)? Thanks, Tony -- Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au> Senior Network Engineer Ph: +61 3 9677 9319 Australian Clearing Services Pty Ltd Fax: +61 3 9677 9355 Level 4, Rialto North Tower 525 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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