Which modems are "real hardware modems"? I am interested such in internal
modems as in external one.
----- Mensaje original -----
De: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: Joaquin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Enviado: Domingo, 29 de Agosto de 1999 12:03
Asunto: RE: Modem configuration
> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Joaquin wrote:
> > When I say "the modem doesn't work at all" I tray to mean that I can't
get a
> > connetion with the modem and I don't hear that the modem is trying to
> > establish a connection with the telephone line.
> >
> > If I open Netscape it doesn't connect with Internet either.
> >
> Then, as I (and others) suspected, it's probably a WinModem, which
> means it's useless in Linux. Ditch it and get an external or an ISA
> internal. AFAIK, ALL ISA internal modems are non-winmodems. However,
> all but one or two PCI internal modems are WinModems, AFAIK.
>
> You'll really be better off getting a "real" hardware modem, instead
> of a software-based modem, both in Linux and in Windows.
