Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-12-01 Thread csj
On 1. December 2003 at 5:22AM +0100, Arnt Karlsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:15:16 -0800, Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 12:17:41PM -0500, Eric Dickner wrote: I have a BCM V.90 56K Modem (PCI Bus 1,

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Eric Dickner wrote: Hello All, I have a BCM V.90 56K Modem (PCI Bus 1, device 4, function 0) on an Intel Pentium 4 that the debian configuration software never did detect. I went on to try and configure PPP as best I could... When I try to use 'pon' I get messages about looking for ethernet

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Paul Morgan
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:17:41 -0500, Eric Dickner wrote: Hello All, I have a BCM V.90 56K Modem (PCI Bus 1, device 4, function 0) on an Intel Pentium 4 that the debian configuration software never did detect. I went on to try and configure PPP as best I could... When I try to use 'pon' I

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Paul Morgan wrote: On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:17:41 -0500, Eric Dickner wrote: snip This is not meant as a smartass answer, but, as real modems are relatively cheap, I would respectfully suggest that you consider getting one instead of using CPU cycles running a winmodem. I second that. Even at a

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Paul Morgan
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:54:38 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I second that. Even at a higher price where I live, I consider the money well spent on my US Robotics external modem. It is immediately found all the time. The hassle of getting winmodems to work just ain't worth it. Just like

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:15:16 -0800, Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 12:17:41PM -0500, Eric Dickner wrote: I have a BCM V.90 56K Modem (PCI Bus 1, device 4, function 0) on an Intel

Re: Modem detection and installation problems

2003-11-30 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 05:22:28AM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: Just get an external serial modem. Those Just Work in any OS without any difficulty, period. ...and before getting an USB modem, make sure it is _NOT!_ another damn usb-wired