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Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs
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Hehe... yeah... this is from the emachines web site...
"The UART response for a HSP MicroModem 56K as "8250" is erroneous and will
not cause any degradation in our modems performance.
"A common method to test if a PC is communicating with the modem is to use
the "more info" feature under Control Panel/Modems/Diagnostics. The response
from the "more info" request includes Port, Interrupt, Address, UART, and
Highest Speed, plus ATI1~ 7 responses from the modem. Windows 95/98 directly
accesses the I/O looking for a hardware UART, and this is the source of the
erroneous response. When Windows 95/98 accesses the I/O, it communicates
with our ASIC (not a UART) and reports an 8250 UART. By using a virtual
UART, the PC-TEL HSP solution eliminates the bottleneck a hardware UART
imposes and is not limited to the 115K bit/s throughput. "
Can anybody suggest a decent, inexpensive (non-win) modem that behaves
itself? :)
----- Original Message -----
From: <umweber@mcs.drexel.edu>
To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs
> Those HSP micromodems don't even have true 16550 UARTS!
>
> --
> Michelle Weber
> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
>
>
> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Kurt Telep wrote:
>
> > Bill-
> >
> > Yes Bill, you are correct, The modem in this box is a winmodem, and will
not be
> > compatible with Linux.
> > It's a HSP Micromodem which is standard in ALL emachines.
> >
> > Kurt Telep
> >
> > Voicenet Linux Config (Just Updated)
> > http://www.voicenet.com/~mweber/linux/new/
> >
> > Free Webmail (In HEAVY Development)
> > http://www.u4ea.org/~gurft/POPout.html
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