good dial up modem for debian?

microsoft/linux · 03-14-2005, 11:26 AM

ANybody know of a good modem that's cheap, and has support for debian? I need dialup, so I can connect every now and then from my cluster. Thoughts? Also, how do you set up your ppp connection in /etc/interfaces?

NeoAndersn007 · 03-14-2005, 12:28 PM

I use an external one. I forget the model because im not at my house now but most external modems work.

microsoft/linux · 03-14-2005, 12:42 PM

so how would that connect? via ethernet? other?

audibel · 03-14-2005, 12:43 PM

Anything that doesn't have Optimized for WindowsXP/ME/2K/98/3.1 on the box should do well.

win32sux · 03-14-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by microsoft/linux
so how would that connect? via ethernet? other?

usually external modems connect to your pc via a serial port, such as usb...

in the modem section of the LQ HCL you can find some modems which are known to work well with linux:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/index.php?cat=121