Modems

[Robert Meyer]

I don't think you mean USB, here, do you?

--- JJ Neff <jjneff at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I fought this beast for a long time, but finally just got (aquired?) a 56K
> external USB and never looked back.  It worked flawlessly with my LRP box and
> if it hangs in any OS you merely flick the power button.  Win9X may detect
> the
> external modem but in both OS's you can merely tell it a modem exists at COM
> port X and it works fine, just sends data to COM POrt X and modem takes care
> of
> rest.  Flashing lights on front of modem are a HUGE help too.
> 
> (Note: You do know what COM ports are where don't you :-)  If not open the
> case
> and trace the serial port connectors or look at the serial port connection
> (it's normally labelled) In a Post Win9X world we are so used to letting the
> OS
> tell US what the ports are we have stopped looking for ourselves!  <--
> Mini-Rant :-)
> 
> Also if you have a built in modem try to determine the com port it's using
> from
> watching start up or inBIOS.  If using an external on a serial port disable
> the
> internal.  
> 
> Hope an idea here helps,
> 
> JJN
> --- "S. Lawton " <green_man at bluefrognet.net> wrote:
> > Thanks, guys ! 
> > No input from the kernel crunchers yet ? 
> > 
> > I'm dual boot with Win 95 and Mandrake 8.1, and for some reason 
> > Win 95 doesn't like this thing either. I guess that's why they tried to 
> > push XP on me. Finances being limited, I could have XP or a 
> > processor, so I opted for the Athlon and no OS. 
> > 
> > Would an external modem [Serial or USB, I don't even know how 
> > they make them now] still be recognized as a PCI device ? My on 
> > board sound is. Supposedly one chipset on the board takes care of 
> > all the ADC/DAC- sound, modem and lan. 
> > 
> 
> 
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Bob Meyer
Knightwing Communications, Inc.
36 Cayuga Blvd
Depew, NY 14043
Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
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