Re: [PLUG] Modem Buys

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Find a modem with a Lucent chip (yes, a WinModem) and it should work 
with minimal effort.  I have one in my laptop (mini PCI) and it works 
very well.

The best modem that I've ever used is a 56k US Robotics Sportster 
external serial modem.  When I'm not sharing a connection I can switch 
it between two computers, and it can be reset with the click of a switch 
instead of a reboot.  The status lights are nice, too.


Vinord Anand wrote:

> I had posted to this list earlier about setting up my SM56 PCI
> motorola modem on my Red Hat Linux 7.3 for Internet access.
> I have since given up on this modem and would like to buy a new
> modem.I am using a Pentium II machine.
>
> > From your collective experience ,which internal PCI modem
> would be the easiest and less troublefree to set up on RH 7.3
> > From my search on the web almost every internal modem
> requires quite bit of effort to set up on Iinux machine unlike
> Win machines where only a few mouse clicks are required
> to set up almost any new hardware.
>
> I would like to purchase an internal PCI modem which is not
> a soft/winmodem and has drivers available and built specifically
> for my kernel version 2.4.18-3 and which won't require any kernel
> configurations or any other tweaking of the kernel to make it
> usable for dial up PPP connection.
>
> Regards
> vin
>  


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