On Fri, 12 May 2000, you wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Well I sure am glad to see that I have not been alone in my journey through
> 'winmodem' land. Yes in fact be it well known by all that if you have a
> 'Creative Modem Blaster Flash 56 PCI DI5630' you have a 'winmodem'. S*cks
> to think that a person can go and purchase a top of the line system from a
> local top of the line computer store (several thousand dollars worth) and
> it comes equipped with a 'winmodem' even after telling the salespeople that
> I was planning to install Linux.
>
> It just sounds like MONOPOLY to me, but that is only me I guess. After
> being shocked into the realization that MS had somehow managed to persuade
> modem/driver manufacturers to only use winmodems and that way *ALL* new
> computer systems everywhere would be dependent on MS to make their modems
> work.
>
> I was preparing to take my system in for a new modem and I realized I had
> an older external modem attached to an old retired system
> that was not in use. I thought hmm, it is external will it even work with a
> winmodem installed? I have plugged it in, installed the dos drivers and off
> I went onto the internet. It is a bit slower 33/6 but as I am currently on
> a dial up I don't think that really matters that much.
>
> My number one question is, what is the best way to tell Linux to look for a
> new external modem? Or how do I reconfigure Linux to recognize and use my
> external modem?
>
> b/web
> Wade
Go to the inux.com site - they are doing mucho cool things with the winmodem (
yes - I said winmodem)
