[lug] Modems

Bonnell, Doug DBonnell at BreeceHill.com
Fri Sep 17 14:06:51 MDT 1999


Try http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html for
some good information. It appears that almost all PCI
modems are WINMODEMS these days.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Johnston, Bernard L [SMTP:bjohnston at veribest.com]
> Sent:	Friday, September 17, 1999 10:58 AM
> To:	lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject:	RE: [lug] NIC trade... 
> 
> I'm planning to go from a 28k to a 56k modem and would prefer
> internal. I've looked over www.pricewatch.com, where there
> are "Lucent" PCI modems selling for $13. However, I'm worried
> about Linux compatibility. I looked over RedHat's support
> page (which is several months out of date) and the only internal
> PCI modem they suggest is
> an Actiontec PM-6500-LKI which, according to Actiontec's home page,
> does not seem to be a current product.
> 
> Does anyone have any current information about this? Can anyone
> point me to an up-to-date hardware compatibility page?
> 
> Thanks,
> :-)Bernie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen G. Smith [mailto:stephens at nsrfc.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:08 AM
> To: 'corbet at eklektix.com '
> Cc: 'lug at lug.boulder.co.us'
> Subject: RE: [lug] NIC trade... 
> 
> 
> Its not that....
> Its the PCI slots that I am lacking....
> 
> Thanks for the info tho.. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corbet at eklektix.com
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Sent: 9/17/99 10:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [lug] NIC trade... 
> 
> > 1 PCI 3com 10/100 3c905b-TX
> 
> Before you trade that one away, do have a look at 3Com's
> newly-released
> Linux driver...
> 
> 	http://lwn.net/1999/0916/commerce.phtml
> 
> jon
> 
> Jonathan Corbet, Eklektix, Inc.
> corbet at eklektix.com
> 
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