LinModems ... what to do?

[nmeyers at javalinux.net (Nathan Meyers)]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 01:04:49PM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> "Scott Prive" <scottprive at earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> > > think I'll just send dad to Fry's for  56k real modem!.
> > 
> > It's been a while since I looked at modems for Linux, but back in the day I
> > never *could* find a definitive list of internal modems that worked with
> > Linux. Instead I shopped for external modems, which I knew would always
> > work. There may be some supported internal modems now, and someone could
> > reply with a recomendation...
> 
> Linux should work with any internal _real_ modem.  It's the WinModems
> that have problems, and unfortunately the vast majority of internal modems
> are WinModems, not real modems.

With the emphasis on "vast". Best way to find a real internal modem is
to find one with an ISA interface (assuming you can find a PC to use it
in :-).

Nathan Meyers
nmeyers at javalinux.net