Re: OT: How to find a modem that works with Linux...
I use a Lucent LT modem with my Debian install. It seems to work
perfectly.
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Chris Kenrick wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 06:04:26PM -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 05:58:36PM -0400, Ed Cogburn wrote:
> >
> > > Funny, I've heard this external-is-better for years, but I've been using
> > > internals for more than a decade and never had problems with them.
> >
> > > An external is just one more box taking up space somewhere on my
> > > crowded table.
> >
> > True.
> >
> > > As for lights, I don't have that problem, the lights are on the
> > > command bar at the bottom, either in Windows or Linux/X/KDE.
> >
> > Where? I haven't seen any lights in windows (back when I used it, and
> > also had dial-up). I haven't looked for lights linux.
> >
> > > Lights aren't that helpful anyway, they can't tell you whether the
> > > delay is temporary or your ISP connection is hung permanently.
> >
> > The lights are helpful to show whether or not you have a dial-tone,
> > etc. In addition, if the modem has a digital display, it can give
> > more informative information or error codes.
> >
> > > A good internal one is just as good, and a tad cheaper, than an
> > > external one.
> >
> > The difficulty with internal modems is finding the "good" to go with
> > it :-). With external modems, you *know* immediately that it isn't a
> > winmodem.
> >
> > Another point to consider, an internal modem takes up an extra ISA/PCI
> > slot in your machine. An external one only uses a serial port, which
> > are not commonly used anymore anyways. (well, I've mainly only seen modems,
> > old mice, and old printers that used the serial port. Most people
> > don't have a Lucent phone switch in their house to get SMDR logging
> > from, and an org. large enough to have their own can spare some extra
> > serial ports :-))
>
> I've potentially got three devices that could all use the serial port ..
> palm sync, IR sensor for remote control and the modem. That's another
> problem I hadn't thought of...
>
>
> >
> > Either style modem is fine, as long as it works.
>
> This is true. Consensus on this thread so far seems to suggest that the
> external USR modems are of good quality. Unfortunately, these are not
> quite so common as other brands here in .au, and the ones I've seen are
> hellishly expensive and/or come with unneeded features such as a built
> in digital answering machine. There is however a Mitsubishi external
> that's advertised as supporting Linux, anyone tried it? (The other
> brands advertised commonly are D-Link,Swann,Netcomm and the like)
>
> - Chris
>
>
>
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