I've seen a lot of hardware modems now saying they out right "support Linux." As well as a few NICs. But the thing is, if you have a hardware modem, then it's not an issue of software like it is with Winmodems. The machine knows what needs to be sent to the modem, and the modem understands that. So as long as the modem is a HARDWARE modem, it's supported under Linux. I've had two Creative ModemBlasters and they've both worked very well. The first one just died on me for no reason. I may have put something it that fried something or knocked something loose. I don't know. But now I'm a cable connection so I don't have much need for a POTS line modem! :0) tdh -- T. Holmes ----------------- UNIXTECHS.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------- "Real Men Use Vi!" Uptime: -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9:15AM up 20:16, 4 users, load averages: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------- | This is for the interest of anyone who is planning on buying a Linux | compatible external modem. | | The Hayes external fax modem. It is priced around $80.00. | | The best thing about it that right on the box it claims Linux compatible. | Basically, after I installed the PPP Daemon and set up my Internet | connection had no trouble finding and working with it. | | I managed to log on through Linux and do a little surfing. Personally, I | don't care much for Netscape. I understand many of you might be using Opera | which I tried last year and don't care much for either. The update package | deal was very interesting for updating my Linux-Mandrake 7.2 with the latest | updates. Even at 43Kps it still took sometime to finish the updating of the | list. | | All in all I enjoyed and recommend the Hayes external modem. The only | trouble now is setting up to look at email but keeps asking me for a user | name but doesn't seem to keep the information. | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ------------------------------------------------------------------
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