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external modem prob
Hi guys
i'm thinking of junking the winmodem and getting an external modem. it seems to be the way forward. unfortunately due to the area i'm living in (outback Oz) there's not much choice around. theres 2 companies on the shelves up here, and none of the computer shops know anything about linux apart from the fact that it's useless ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
so inspired with their confidence and knowledge on the subject i simply wrote down the make and model numbers, so here goes.
Netcomm
AM5685
AM5060 - usb
CD1800
AM5698 - usb
Swann
turbo 56k external
Swannsmart - usb
i did a bit of googling and found not much for the swann products. i did however come accross this snippet at the Netcomm FAQ site.
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NetComm does not explicitly provide support for products under Linux but here is
some helpful information.
Serial Modems
Linux does not require drivers for serial modems to operate. In many instances
Linux communications programs come with an initialisation string that will work
with NetComm modems. If you are required to enter an initialisation string for
your modem use
AT&FE1V1Q0
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i'm thinking of buying the AM5685 serial modem. does anyone know if this will work out of the box???? i'm running RH9 kernel 2.4.20-6, and FC2 kernel 2.6.5, about to upgrade to 2.6.7. might also upgrade the kernel on RH9. an externeal modem will save me alot of messing around searching for and reinstalling modules for the winmodem. any help is greatly appreciated. by the way is there an HCL anywhere for FC2?
regards
GT
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