Re: [Plug] Linux compatible ISPs

[umweber@mcs.drexel.edu]

USR modems are great, but pricey.
I have a USR external x2/v90. It's worked great, in windows, in linux, and
almost in vmware running windows (I can communicate with it so far, but
dun doesn't see it, probably has something goofy to do with the vmware
hardware profile I set up).
Just be careful when buying any modem to ensure it's NOT a winmodem,
externals won't be, extremely cheap internals will be :)


-- 
Michelle Weber
umweber@mcs.drexel.edu


On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Bill Jonas wrote:

> 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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