> Well, I emailed several vendors with the question:
> "Do you have a real hardware PCI modem? By 'real' I mean one
> with a controller that appears to the Operating System as a
> serial port ready to accept AT commands."
Bad question, it doesn't exclude serial ports emulated by some driver.
Anyway, google lucent venus chipset, first hit:
The Lucent Venus chipset is a hardware-controller based design. This
means that the modem should operate without any special driver in
any operating system.
Sounds good.
DOS & Linux Support:
Since the modem has a hardware controller, it should operate in any
operating system. Exceptions may include USB or PCI models that
require a driver to emulate a standard serial port.
Ouch. Softserial crap again. Which of the above is correct? It's a
hardmodem if you configure it with setserial (or not at all, when it
appears as 3rd hardware serial port). Actiontech's FAQ is useless
("Linux install: connect via cable to external serial port...", haha).
How much? Where from? Telepermit?
Volker
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