Francois Rogler wrote: > We tryed to add the mutli modem support with the driver, but i don't > think i can work easily now with linux. It could work better with BSD. > There is a problem with the function that search the modem. It looks > only the first modem that match. So you couldn't init more than 1 modem. > That's why we added a function to modem_run and pppoax to specify > staticly the modem. > With bsd there is no problem as the modem has always the same name > (/dev/ugen0, 1 ..) but under Linux, as i know it's dynamic. So it could > work only if you find the modems then init and launch the connection on > each one, and you have to find them each time you reboot the computer. > > Well, all that to say that right now it wouldn't be easy to use more > than 1 modem under linux (i don't see any problem under BSD). But if you > plan to do that, we can work together to change the search function > (anyway we'll have to do it) and test it as we don't have multiple lines > and modems to do that.
Are you talking about the usbfs_search and test_file functions in pusb-linux.c? > That was the driver part. For the technical part, i don't know if you > can plug more than 1 modem on a usb hub. Maybe you would have to put > PCI/USB card and plug a modem on each one. > As i remember, i managed to put a webcam and the modem on same onboard > usb. (webcam also use about 500ma). Everthing must depend on the usb > chipset ... don't need to say that VIA chipsets don't have a good > reputation here. I'd probably buy a low end machine and add a powered hub. We'll have to see if the school system is interested, and can get adsl. A few years ago, they went to a PBX and installed a T1 to each school (67 locations). Bellsouth installed a fiber mux to handle all that, so I'm not sure that they even have any live copper into the building now. Dave Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
