There is ONE known good PCI modem. The actiontech(sp?) one. I saw it
at best buy - about us$100 and it was in a dark colored box with 'Call
Waiting Modem' in big letters.
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Ty Mixon
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 8/12/99, 6:07:57 AM, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] Linux and the modem:
> On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> > Greetings:
> >
> > I am new to this list and new to Linux. I have installed
> > Linux-Mandrake on my PC but am currently looking for easy
> > directions to have Linux recognize my modem and dial in.
> > I have seen some "simple" explanations that leave me a bit
> > uncertain. Any suggestions on some easy (or less technical) step
> > by step instructions? Thanks
> >
> Is this a PCI 56k internal modem? If so, chances are it
> won't work. Give us some details on your system, especially
> modem brand, model, etc and maybe someone here can help.
> From what I've read, you should disable PNP and set the
> comm port, I/O address and IRQ with jumpers, if such are
> available for your modem. IIRC, after that, you'll need to
> run "setserial" and see what comes up for that modem. BTW,
> ttys0=com1, ttys1=com2, etc.
