[Re: modems]

[Matt Graham]

Mike Rambo <mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> Kyle Marcus Anderson wrote:
 
> > I was wondering what are some recomended linux - compatible modems.

> You might try:
> 
> http://www.linmodems.org/
> http://lhd.datapower.com/
> 
> Although I know there are internal modems that work, I think your best
> bet will be an external modem. Probably any external will work although
> I've had the best luck with USR's (warning - USR is absolutely among the
> worst for internal's - and totally uncooperative to the linux
> community). For internal's, the big thing to avoid is _anything_ that
> advertises or even smacks of 'winmodem' unless you've verified in
> advance that there is linux support for it - there are a few. Unless I'm
> mistaken, anything that states a requirement for a certain cpu size will
> almost certainly fall in that catagory as it is an indication that the
> main cpu does all the work through a windows driver instead of having
> the processing hardware on the modem itself.

There's a small shop on the middle-to-west side of town called "Good Deals"
that was selling internal ISA 56K Real Modems a few months back. "Works with
Linux" was printed on the front of the box, and the modems had actual jumpers
and everything.  One of these was $40, and I can vouch for the fact that they
work as advertised with Linux.  They also had PCI Lucent LoseModems (which
also work with Linux, oddly enough) for $10 cheaper.

Unless you have a specific need for a wonky feature you can find only on an
expensive modem, or you want the best hardware around, modems are cheap.

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