[lug] PCIMCA Modem Cards

[Robert L. Harris]

PCMCIA supports almost all of the "standard" pcmcia cards out there.  I
put debian on my P200 with a 3com MegaHertz NIC and it's working great
right out of the box.

Robert

Thus spake John Edwards (harkerii at sprintmail.com):

> 
> 	Ok, I have a friend from work, who would like me to load Linux on his
> laptop, so he can get a better feel for UNIX.  Being close enough, it'll
> give him something to fool around with.
> 	Anyway, one thing he doesn't want to loose, is the ability to get on the
> Internet with it.
> 	His laptop is a bit old (Don't know exactly what the processor is, but it
> runs Win95 fine).  
> 	The main question is, will Linux be able to make use of the PCIMCA modem
> card?  I know there has been some work done with these (and, to be honest,
> I haven't tried to connect with my own laptop yet), but I haven't heard if
> it was necessary to have windows to use them.
> 	Thanks in advance, for any answers.
> 
> 
> John Edwards
> If Life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
> and objects in the rear-view window may appear closer 
> han they are.	                                 Meatloaf
> 
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