pcmcia modem advice please

okok · 02-04-2003, 03:18 PM

Hi. I am going to install linux on my laptop, which comes only with a winmodem, so it seems I'll have to get a modem for it.

As I am making my first steps in the world of Linux, and as I really know very little about hardware, I would appreciate any advice or recommendation as to what modem I should buy, what I should be aware of before buying, and how much I can expect such a modem to cost.

Thank you

born4linux · 02-04-2003, 09:32 PM

my xircom pcmcia combo nic/modem works fine on RhL 8/Mandrake 9/Slackware 8.1 (ye - even on windoze

)). i have a dell latitu CPx laptop (company issued).

the best that u could do is to check the hardware database of your distro for compatible hardware. and survey http://linux-laptop.net/

also, its a good idea to get the latest release of the distro that you like.

hth.

peter72 · 02-05-2003, 07:47 AM

What type of winmodem is it? Did you check linmodems.org to see if it is supported? Could save you some money.

okok · 02-05-2003, 08:13 AM

Thanks for your replies. My modem is a built-in ESS (my computer is an hp xe3 notebook) , for which there are currently no drivers, as far as I could find.