On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:13:53 +1200 Ross Drummond wrote: > On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:22, Rik Tindall wrote: > > Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > >> Beware if buying new. The last one I checked out was a Conexant WinModem > > >> in external casing; no use. > > > > > > Thanks for the warning. Really useful would have been to add make and > > > model... > > > > The brand is "SPEEDCOM", the oblong cardboard box is white and yellow > > with blue splashes. I didn't get a closer look again yet. - Anyone > > testing the technical merit of this product further, please do report. > > > > cheers > > I have used SpeedCom external modems in the past. They have worked fine with > linux. I have often seen them rebadged and sold by other brands as rural > modems. > > I searched the telepermit site and it returned the following info regarding > my > modem; > > Telepermit Number > 211/98/009 > > Telepermit Holder > Golden Leaf International Ltd > > Product Name > SpeedCom+ VD56SP External data/fax/voice modem > > Manufacturer > "Pro-nets Technology Group, Taiwan" > > Model no. > VD56SP External data/fax/voice modem > > Comment > V.34/k56 flex 56k bps external voice /data/fax modem > > Cheers Ross Drummond
I am struggling to see how an external serial port (as opposed to usb) modem can be a winmodem. How can the OS require a driver, other than a serial driver? Windows drivers for serial modems are usually limited to a file specifying the strings to send to the modem to initialise it into a given state, and an interpretation of the return codes provided by the modem. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
