[SATLUG] Help with Modem

[Herb]

Greg Willden wrote:
> In my garage I have a PCI Hardware modem.  I'd be happy to offer it up
> for sale if someone needed it.  I haven't used it in years.
> Greg
Gee Greg, I just spent time looking and sifting on eBay bought a V-90 
external hardware type for $9.56 inc ship so waiting for it to arrive. 
Wish I had known.

However I tried to follow the install for the Lin-modem driver slamrd 
and the sys is seeing the modem I think. ..  so I intend to see if i can 
finish the installation tonight.

I think this driver is getting good results with Smart Link chip set on 
both 2.4.? and on 2.6.16 of Fedora and on some other distros.  At least 
I think they good reports, LOL kinda hard for me to tell a command from 
a complaint as a freshman.
herb

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> On 2/18/07, Sean Carolan <scarolan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Can someone sort me out please?
>> > Thanks herb
>>
>> Herb, I have been down this road several times since 1998 when I first
>> started using Linux.  That blood stain you see on the wall is the spot
>> left from me banging my head on it repeatedly due to frustration with
>> winmodems.
>>
>> Honestly, your best solution is to bite the bullet and buy an external
>> hardware modem*, perhaps one like this:
>>
>> http://www.usr.com/products/home/home-product.asp?type=specs&sku=USR5686E 
>>
>>
>> If you're on a budget you can pick up a similar one or slightly older
>> v.90 model for $20 or so on ebay.
>>
>> You'll have a much more pleasant experience than trying to shoehorn
>> the Winmodem into working with your Linux box.  Even if you *do* get
>> it working, it probably will not be as stable as a real hardware modem
>> would be.  With the external one you'll have no problems getting it to
>> dial or hang up, etc. automatically.
>>
>> Anyway that's my $0.02.  I hope to save you a world of misery dealing
>> with a crappy winmodem.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> *(Note - if you do buy a modem, please post a link to what you're
>> considering purchasing here first.  Recently some of the external
>> modems are coming with only USB ports, and they are no different than
>> the winmodem you have now.  You need to make sure it's a real hardware
>> modem)
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