Hi,
I think you can find some information about Linmodems and Winmodems on:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
I hope this can help you,
Cheers,
Carol^
El mié, 20 sep 2000, escribiste:
> Barry Premeaux wrote:
>
> > Mark,
> >
> > When I go Mandrakes home page and pull up the 'Supp. Hardware' link, this is all
> > I find under 'MODEM'
> >
> > " Most modems and ISDN adaptors are supported. Most "Win-modems" are NOT
> > supported."
> >
> > 'Most' to me means many, but not all. I am comforted by a Manufacturer/Model
>Number
> > type of list, because invariably the first modem I pick won't be one of the many.
> >
> > Barry :-)
> >
> > Mark Weaver wrote:
> >
> >
> >> wait...I'm confused about something here. How can the HCL leave you in
> >> the dark about whether a peice of hardware is supported or not. Either
> >> it's on the list or it isn't. Was yours on the list?
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Mandrake's HCL left me in the dark on modems. You can go to
> >>> http://www.linux.com for a list of modems that work.
> >>>
> >>> Barry :-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 19 September 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Rodrigo Villela LAB17 wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I almost giving up. I'll buy an USR 56K.....But ISA or PCI ? Any sugestions ?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [snip]
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Rodrigo....external!!!!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Alan
> >>>>
> >>>> yeah...what Alan said. An external or ISA...if you decided to go with an
> >>>> internal check the HCL on the Mandrake site to see if the modem you want
> >>>> to get is on that list. If it is, then buy it!
> >>>>
> >>>> check the HCL = Hardware Compatability List
> >>>>
> >>>> it list all the hardware that is supported by Linux Mandrake. Makes the
> >>>> job SO much easier.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Mark
> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _____________________________________________________
> >>> The freedom to choose your own Internet access price.
> >>> Surfree.com - got to be free
> >>> http://www.surfree.com
> >>
>
> Barry,
>
> Sorry about that. I had no idea the list was naked like that where
> modems was concerned. I've written the kind folks at Mandrake and hope
> that they'll take my mild protest seriously.
>
> When I saw that there was nothing on the list that dealt with Linux
> friendly modems while most other hardware was addressed I could barely
> believe my own eyes. My message to them reflected this and hopefully
> they'll at least address it in some way.
>
> In the mean time, for the most part ISA modems are usable while "most"
> PCI modems are not. From what I've heard "all" externals are Linux
> friendly and in most cases are desirable. My supervisor swears my them
> and uses nothing else but his Supra Express 56K external. I myself use a
> 3Com US Robotics 56K modem. It's an ISA slot device and works great in
> Linux.
>
> Do a search at the newbie list archive because this was discussed not
> too long ago and there was a URL given that will lead you to a
> compilation of modems and their manufacturers that will work with Linux.
> At the moment I can't recall what that web address is or I'd give it to
> you now.
>
> happy hunting,
>
> --
> Mark
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