Hi Damon, Damon Register wrote: > Eberhard Roloff wrote: >> If the new PC will have a serial port, imho your best bet is to buy a >> (read: any) external modem. > I guess it has been so long since I had to use a modem myself that > I completely forgot about that option. That is an excellent idea. Thanks. > Almost certainly the computer has a serial port. I will have to contact > the relatives in Peru to confirm that. > >> I cannot remember that there was any AT-command compatible modem that >> did not work with Linux. > I vaguely remember fighting with various obscure command strings and > having trouble with some brands of modems not connecting well but that > was a long time ago. I aggree, that it is ie. was sometimes a lot of hassle to make anything work flawlessly.
However, as the model specific AT command are usually very well documented in the manual there never it a REAL problem that cannot be overcome. On a sidenote, the only modem that I had problems with, was a US Robotics ;-)) Sportster 19.200. But the documentation was excellent and therefore I had no real trouble to make it work according to the rather special "US Robotics AT command set" of that time. ;-)) I do remember back then I chose the US Robotics > modem for the old 486 because it was going to Peru and I didn't want > to have to try to deal with that on a long distance phone call. If this one is still operational and if it is capable to use 56k (max.), you most probable can simply continue to use it. > >> these. Always used external ones, where you can see the LEDs and >> conclude what they are doing. > Forgot about that advantage. It is settled, I will look for an > external. You might find them cheaply at ebay. Recently I got an Elsa microlink 56k there for next to nothing. kind regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
