[lug] Modems are Evil

[Ferdinand Schmid]

There are some controller PCI modems.  A quick search on multiwave.com
shows a US-Robotics modem:

http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc2/482185.html

Cheaper models can also be found from other brands (use the product
search and type in "linux pci modem".  You can usually find these
products at other sites at lower cost but this site will help you
identify workable options.

Ferdinand

--On Monday, October 20, 2003 04:43:30 PM -0600 Chris Riddoch
<Christopher.Riddoch at colorado.edu> wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
> 
> It turns out that a large variety of modern computers don't have ISA
> ports, and those that do don't necessarily have BIOSes intelligent
> enough to handle them.  Non-winmodems tend to be ISA, and virtually
> every PCI modem out there is a winmodem.  Not that all winmodems are
> completely unsupported (www.linmodems.org); I've got a PcTel PCI modem
> that actually has a Linux driver, but unfortunately, it's one of those
> drivers that will do just good enough to get it to dial before it
> hangs the entire system.
> 
> That said, it looks like the best options for Linux folks still
> depending on modems are probably external serial (non-USB) modems, as
> it seems from my research that they're far less likely to be winmodems
> (though it's not completely unheard of...)
> 
> I've acquired a large stack of modems that completely refuse to work
> on my desktop.  Presumably the right combination of jumper settings,
> BIOS settings, and incantations would get my ancient 56k ISA to work
> in the machine, but lacking paperwork on the thing and the sheer
> number of possible combinations of settings (in all relevant places)
> have left me quite frustrated with the thing.  I'm sick of fighting
> with it.  This didn't *used* to be this hard.
> 
> Got a spare external serial-connected 56k non-winmodem you'd be
> willing to part with?
> 
> -- 
> Christopher.Riddoch at colorado.edu
>  - epistemological humility -
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