> Ooops. Yes, it appears to be that way. I'm a newbie to PC based > machines (dell laptop), so I was thinking as if the system was > configured with an old-fashion serial line going to a > self-contained modem, rather than a piece of hardware needing > specific drivers.
No such luck I'm afraid. I wish Laptop manufacturers would simply build a proper modem with a com port into the dang things, but any $$$ they can save they will. Unfortunately they use cheap soft modems a lot of the time. The argument here is that the processors are fast enough nowadays to not suffer a big performance hit from using one, and most laptops ship with the M$ software anyways. Any other OS is 'out of the square', therefore not supported. Strange though. If I'm paying AU$2700 for a laptop I'm sure I'd pay the extra AU$50 to get a REAL modem in it, instead of the junk they put in. > It's a PCTEL 2304WT V.92. That's the chip I see a lot of in CNR Softmodems (or those cheap all-in-one motherboards). I'm sure it's a winmodem. I can get a CNR one here for AU$15.00. The price usually tells the story. > > I found a web site that has a driver called pctel-0.9.3. Is > anybody aware if that will work with RedHat 7.3? Is there any > alternative to it in case it doesn't? First of all, good luck with the driver. I really do hope you get it going. If you don't you may want to go external serial or find a TRUE PCMCIA one. Regards, Ed. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
