[ILUG] Modems

[Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)]

Nah ...

Actually, there's quite a good driver for the lucent modems under linux ...
IIRC it was written by lucent themselves (it's not included in the Kernel
'cos it isn't OSS. 

The modem in Marx- that I mentioned is actually internal, rockwell IIRC.
Generally modems present themselves as serial devices, and as such need no
special drivers to work.

www.linmodems.org should have info on the lucent one ... if not a quick
google should help.

And from the sounds of it - welcome to the fold <g>

P

> -----Original Message-----
> cheers for the reply,
> 
> Yep, I have a winmodem in my box, a Lucent I believe. I've just about
> binned
> the idea of it working on SuSe. 
> 
> Reason I'm looking for a new one is because I'm in the process of building
> a
> new box which I'd like to have run off a linux Distro. Put after my
> previous
> probs, I'm concerned of forking out and then getting something
> incompatible.
> 
> 
> Internal is what i'd ideally like to have but really finding it hard to
> obtain one. I'm running out of power sockets for one thing! I'll check out
> Marx for that external now.
> 
> Just a question about the external. Drivers, a specific Linux driver will
> still be required, correct?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Dave
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Dave,
> > 	You're looking for one of a few things ... 
> > Winmodems aren't always unsupported (www.linmodems.org will tell you
> > more),
> > so this instantly increases your available modems ... do you already
> have
> > one (a modem) ?
> > 
> > External modems are unlikley to be winmodems (barring certain USB
> > devices),
> > while internal modems are neater if you don't have the spare power
> sockets
> > and desk space. (Personally I use internals for this reason, although
> > externals have an off-switch if there's a problem <g>)
> > 
> > If you already have a modem, what type is it, can SuSE "see" it ?
> > 
> > The afore-recommended Marx-computers.com have one ... the MRI-1456CI-R,
> > V.90CPU independent is about Eur60 or so
> > 
> > P
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > SUSE is the distro. Can someone please tell me a compatible 56k modem
> > > availible n Ireland that'll work here?
> > > I know about the winmodem thing, but am finding it next to imposs to
> get
> > > an
> > > answer as what modem will work here, and can be purchased here
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > >