once upon the Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:18:47 -0500 night dreary, while I emailed weak and weary, quoth Mike: > Petr Hlustik wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 04:04:34PM -0500, Joanne Hunter wrote: > > > > > > I have the Linksys Ethernet + modem PCMCIA card (PCMLM56) and can't > > > > get the modem to work (the Ethernet worked right after potato > > > > install). The system is Toshiba 2545 XCDT. > > > > > > I hate to have to tell you this, but... > > > The modem in that card is a Lucent winmodem. There's a driver for it > > > (look on www.linmodems.org) > > No, it's not. I have that card and it works just fine with no extra drivers > needed. Just used it briefly about half an hour ago, in fact. And I do > *not* have any special drivers for it. > > > I can try installing the Lucent winmodem driver but I hate to think that > > either Linksys has changed the chip in mid-production or there is some > > really deceiving advertising going on. > > Unless Linksys changed the chip in midproduction, this card is a real modem.. > They very well may have done that. When did either of you two (with functional modems) get yours? I picked mine up around April or May this year, and it was very definitely a Lucent winmodem. Definitely same model number as Petr's too (just checked the receipt). I wish I still had the serial number... I sold the thing to a friend who has since dropped off the face of the planet, so not much luck there.. http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=98&grid=11 -- Joanne C Hunter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) {http://menagerie.tf/~jchunter} Of course I don't know how interesting any of this really is, but you've got it in your brain cells now so you're stuck with it. -Gary Larson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
