I do not claim to be a expert on linux but I have tried to use external modems on Mandrake 9.1 on two box's and have not been able to get them working. They dial out, go through the hand shaking, get a connect , start ppp and the just re-dial. I unchecked the lock and tried every speed setting but no joy. Did not want you to spend money when you were happy with the winmodems. Roly
On Tuesday 05 August 2003 04:50 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 04:32, Frankie wrote: > > Even if you do get winmodems working, your still better off with an > > external serial anyway. > > regards > > Franki > > I've had unbelievable luck with winmodems - using one as we speak, and > sell them to most customers; if you KNOW how to set it up, it's really a > quickie. Yeah, they're cheaply made and yeah, they're not high quality, > but they work nonetheless... > > Now when I can set aside the moola for a nice USR external, I'll grab > one...but I don't see that in the foreseeable future as I'm trying to > get a few more monitors, hard drives and a motherboard or three... > > -- > Wed Aug 6 09:45:00 EST 2003 > 09:45:00 up 2 days, 13:33, 2 users, load average: 2.11, 2.09, 2.04 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > | __ __ |kuhn media australia | > | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | > | .\__/ || | | |================================| > | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | > | > | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 > Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > How many NASA managers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? > > "That's a known problem... don't worry about it." -- "MicroSoft - The company that made the internet unsafe! Linux Counter #241069
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