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I have, the one on this machine, though I am using it in Linux at
the moment. My modem is an Actiontec PCI call-waiting modem and
the machine dual-boots DR-DOS and Mandrake Linux. The modem is
currently on IRQ 11 and IOPORT 0xdc00. Works fine with the CHAT
program from DOSPPPD, and thus with Arachne.
I set up the IRQ by hand in the BIOS (no plug-n-pray operating
system, blah blah blah). The modem comes with a DOS utility that
tells me what IRQ, IOPORT it is using. I don't know if this will
work with other modems. Ralf Brown has a utility that might help
to find out where the modem is:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ralf/files.html
Then you just specify "non-standart" modem in Arache modem
wizard, and put in the appropriate values for IRQ and IOPORT.
HTH
Regards
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Gregor J Jones mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I heard about the Actiontec PCI hardware modem, said to work with DOS, OS/2,
and Linux as well as Windows. I suppose, once you know the IRQ and IOPORT,
setting it up for DOSPPPD is just like setting up my ISA Diamond SupraExpress
56i, at COM4 (base 0x2e8) IRQ 5? In Linux I used a setserial statement to make
Linux find the modem.
You don't really need the Arachne modem wizard. I have DOSPPPD set up to dial
without Arachne. Then I can run Arachne with Connection READY, Hangup NUL, or
other Internet program that uses DOS packet driver.
Ralf Brown also wrote a DOS communications program that I downloaded and
unzipped but am having a hard time finding a use for it, considering the
Internet has superseded BBSes.
How do you like Mandrake Linux?
What is HTH? Another acronym that has me floored? Here's To Health?
To Thomas/tomstfor:
Is Norton Utilities free for download? I thought it was commercial software.
Or do they no longer market the DOS version?
