[Scottish] modems

scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk scottish at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Jan 31 16:32:01 2003


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> Forgot to mention : an external modem

> > i need a dial-up modem, can you recommend any commercially 
> available one
> > that is linux-compatible (non-win) ?
> > Before you mention it,  i would have a look at a hardware 
> compatibility
> > website except
> > 1. i don't have access to internet here (hence the modem)
> > 2. it's urgent (going to buy it over lunch in PCworld or clone)
> > I'll try to ask a more interesting question next time :-)
> > Thank you,

Surely any cheap serial modem has a fair chance of being compatible with
Linux.

I bought one from ebuyer last year and it worked no problem without any
strange effort on my part.

Now only if I could get my PCI ADSL modem to work with Linux.

cds

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Forgot to mention : an external modem</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; i need a dial-up modem, can you recommend any commercially </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; available one</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; that is linux-compatible (non-win) ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Before you mention it,&nbsp; i would have a look at a hardware </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; compatibility</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; website except</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; 1. i don't have access to internet here (hence the modem)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; 2. it's urgent (going to buy it over lunch in PCworld or clone)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; I'll try to ask a more interesting question next time :-)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Thank you,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Surely any cheap serial modem has a fair chance of being compatible with Linux.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I bought one from ebuyer last year and it worked no problem without any strange effort on my part.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Now only if I could get my PCI ADSL modem to work with Linux.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>cds</FONT>
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