Re: Modem

[Robert Himmelmann]

Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:35, Robert Himmelmann wrote: Halo, Does anybody know where I can get a USB-modem that works with SuSE 9.2 64-bit? I have only a laptop without serial ports and a modem that doesn't work with linux. First, are you certain that the existing internal modem is not functional under Linux? What sort of modem is it? It is a SmartLink modem (www.smlink.com). There is a driver for my modem, but when I try to compile  it gcc says that there are not satisfied references or something like that. The driver which comes with my distribution doesn't work either. It contains a makefile, but that copies only a file and doesn't compile anything. You can d/l the file and run it to discover the details:- http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/#scanmodem If your 'puter has a slot, you might well get on better using a PCMCIA modem Dick Smith have suitable ones - XH1145 is one of several. They also have a small external USB modem - XH1147 Goodness only knows if it works under linux. http://www.dse.co.nz I will try Dick Smith. I will ask them if I can try the modem and return it if it doesn't work. I have one PCMCIA II slot. But I don't know if USB or PCMCIA works better. I would prefer USB because the position of the slot is not very good for a modem. Thanks & Happy Hacking +-------------------------------------------------------+ |If you don't know what 'Happy Hacking' means, read     | |the book 'Free as in Freedom', published under         | |http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/index.html     | +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Use free software only. See                            | |http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html             | +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Please avoid sending me Microsoft Word attachments.    | |For more information, see:                             | |http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | +-------------------------------------------------------+