Re: dialup modem recommendation for debian sagre?

[Bruno Buys <brunobuys@gmail.com>]

John Hasler wrote:

> Bruno Buys writes:
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> > I moved recently, and there´s no easy/cheap broadband in the new
> > address. So, what do I need to run a dialup modem on my debian sarge?
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> Hook up your modem, run pppconfig, and follow instructions.
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To the point. I like that. Thanks John.

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> > Guess the best model I can find would be a hard pci us-robotics or
> > similar...
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> No.  The best you could do is buy an old USR external modem on eBay.
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I´d rather not buy on internet. Besides, I need to connect today. 
Shippings to brasil take tooooo long...
An usr hard pci modem would be the best modem I can buy on ordinary 
street vendors asround here.



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> > (there are winmodems available, but I´m avoiding these). Are they debian
> > friendly?
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> Some winmodems can be used with Linux but they are not at all friendly.
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I was referring to the usr.