VanLUG Email Archive
Vincent Janelle (malokai@gildea.net)
Thu, 27 May 1999 08:47:54 -0700 (PDT)
The term "Winmodem" means a a modem who's functions are implemented partly
in software, or completely in software.
However, the USR Winmodem is also a trademark of 3com, which is what the
salesman thought you were referring to. He is right. It isn't a
Winmodem, but there's no chance in hell you'll get it working with linux.
Since it was a packaged system, I very much well doubt you can bring it
back(just the modem).
There is only *one* PCI modem that in any way supports linux, and thats
because the company wrote the drivers.
Buyer beware. Never buy your computers at a department store.
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On Thu, 27 May 1999, Peter Kim wrote:
> I don't thinik it's a Winmodem. It's my friend's, and he knows
> Winmodems don't work with linux.
> The problem here is that it's a plug-and-play modem and that's the only
> mode possible.
>
> Peter K.
>
>
> Ya`akov N Miles wrote:
> >
> > Peter Kim wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how to let linux (RedHat 5.2) recognize a 56k v.90
> > > motorola PnP modem?
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Peter K.
> > Is it a Winmodem? If so, you don't stand a chance. if it actually appears
> > as a serial port then yes, you should be able to get Linux to recognize it.
> >
> > I got a winmodem in my new Cyrix MII 300 mHz PackardBell 880C The salesman
> > swore up and down it wasn't a winmodem, but it takes up a PCI slot and seems
> > to only work under Windoze 98...
> > --
> > Linux - it isn't just for breakfast anymore... mailto:ynmiles@ibm.net
> > Note http://www.cheapbytes.com for (almost) free Linux & freeBSD CD-ROMs
> > and http://www.mit.edu/afs/sipb/user/xiphmont/cdparanoia for CD ripper
> > Lookie http://www.bigbrotherinside.org/ Intel will code unique ID on PIII
>
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