Hi List,
Well I sure am glad to see that I have not been alone in my journey through
'winmodem' land. Yes in fact be it well known by all that if you have a
'Creative Modem Blaster Flash 56 PCI DI5630' you have a 'winmodem'. S*cks
to think that a person can go and purchase a top of the line system from a
local top of the line computer store (several thousand dollars worth) and
it comes equipped with a 'winmodem' even after telling the salespeople that
I was planning to install Linux.
It just sounds like MONOPOLY to me, but that is only me I guess. After
being shocked into the realization that MS had somehow managed to persuade
modem/driver manufacturers to only use winmodems and that way *ALL* new
computer systems everywhere would be dependent on MS to make their modems
work.
I was preparing to take my system in for a new modem and I realized I had
an older external modem attached to an old retired system
that was not in use. I thought hmm, it is external will it even work with a
winmodem installed? I have plugged it in, installed the dos drivers and off
I went onto the internet. It is a bit slower 33/6 but as I am currently on
a dial up I don't think that really matters that much.
My number one question is, what is the best way to tell Linux to look for a
new external modem? Or how do I reconfigure Linux to recognize and use my
external modem?
b/web
Wade
