My understanding is that a winmodem is more software based than hardware based, and relies on Win to make it 'go'. Serial modems are entirely hardware based. Your serial modem is fine!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bryce Stenberg [mailto:bryce@;hrnz.co.nz] > Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 14:27 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Modem Reccomendation > > > Hi All, > > I'm new to using Linux. > Can someone please explain to me what is meant by a 'winmodem'? > What is different about it from non-winmodems? > I have a serial modem at home. It works with windows (does that make it a > winmodem?) and linux. > > Regards, > Bryce Stenberg. > > [ Ignorance use to be bliss (but not when trying to make a Linux install > work as expected - maybe I was mislead by the media - got the impression > that linux was at the point of ease of use that if you could > install windows > os you'd find it just as easy to install linux os. -the install > was easy but > getting everything running afterwards is no where near easy. :( ] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nordkyn@;tin.it] > > Sent: Wednesday, 13 November 2002 10:24 a.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Modem Reccomendation > > > > > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 07:12:47 +0000 > > paul schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > How do usb modems go with linux?? > > > > > > or is a serial modem still the best option?? > > > > The problem with USB modems is that most of them are winmodem > > connected > > via usb... > > I'd stick with serial modems, to be sure. > > > > Cheers > > -- > > Delio > > > > > CAUTION: This email message and accompanying data may contain information > that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the > intended recipient you are notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you have > received this email message in error please notify us immediately > and erase > all copies of the message and attachments. > ALSO, unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this message > represent only the views of the sender as expressed only to the intended > recipient, do not commit Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) to any > course of > action and are not intended to impose any legal obligation upon HRNZ. > > >
