Cool Randy..I appreciate the education there. I did hear some drivers are
being(have been) written for the winmodems,I think that's really cool.I'm
anxious to try a usb modem with linux on a laptop setup...but that's
another post..and 1/2 :)
Hava good week folks..
Lee
At 12:43 PM 5/13/01 -0400, you wrote:
>lee wrote:
>> Gotta make sure it's not a "winmodem". So 1st make sure your bios is not
set
>> to "plug&play" 2nd...if your modem has jumpers that take it out of
>> plug&play..do those too. I have no idea if this 3com does or not. Perhaps a
>> more knowledgable soul can chime in here.Then configure your modem in kppp
>> and that oughta do it..hopefully.
>>
>Just for the record, a plug&play modem is not necessarily a winmodem.
>(And some winmodems do work under Linux. If you have to buy a modem,
>don't buy a winmodem unless you are absolutely sure that it is supported
>under Linux.) And, like lee said, to do that, check out
>www.linmodem.org.
>
>Randy Kramer
>