> But will it support Winmodems? :P
I don't see why not, but I haven't tried it. The issue with Winmodems is
that they use software drivers that are only available for Windows. With
VMware, you have Windows, and you have access to your hardware, so you
should be in business.
That said, I thought I'd check the VMware web site for what's hopefully the
official story. They quote the identical paragraph whether you're running a
Windows or Linux host:
Modems and Printers
Accessing Winmodems and Winprinters from within a virtual machine
Virtual machines can not access winmodem or winprinters; futhermore, the
Linux host may not support these devices. Winmodems and winprinters ship
with special software/drivers for machines running Windows. In general,
Linux cannot use these peripherals since a special Linux software/driver is
not provided. However, if such special software is made available for Linux
(by the original vendor or 3rd-party), the virtual machine should be able to
talk to the device as long as the software exports the modem/printer
interfaces in a standard way (i.e. virtual machines could access these
devices via their serial/parallel ports.
I posted this from OE and the IE cut/paste looks good on the screen, but I
wouldn't be surprised if it mangles it for you mutt/pine/etc users.
.../Ed
Ed Wilts
Mounds View, MN, USA
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