[newbie] Linux and Satellite Modems

[Lee]

Hi Folks,
Havin a heckuva time getting my isa modem to work in LM7.2. It's a zoom
2919 model. Was origonally getting "no response from modem" after moving
some jumpers on the modem I get"modem busy".

I'd been considering an external modem,even before LM7.2,great excuse to do
that now for sure.. but the question is..with 2way satellite web service on
the horizon now,what type modems will they require. From what I've seen so
far it looks like usb. What are the odds one of these will work in Linux? 
Some pretty iffy questions I know.
Thank you so much for your time !!
Lee

Re: [newbie] Linux and Satellite Modems

[Michael R. Batchelor]

but the question is..with 2way satellite web service on
the horizon now,what type modems will they require. From what I've
seen so
far it looks like usb. What are the odds one of these will work in
Linux?


For the one I've seen, exactly zilch. Nada, fugedaboudit. Reading the
fine print reveals that Microsoft is one of the primary financial
backers of the service. And the tech support people were absolutely
not forthcoming with details, so getting enough info to write the
driver software is unlikely.

Of course, that may be just the guys in my area. If There is someone
else getting intot he market things could be different with them.

MB