[NTLUG:Discuss] Modrem

[Terry]

If you're going to use a modem, your best bet is an external one.

On 4/21/05, Terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/21/05, Tom Hayden <tom.hayden.iii at mail.airmail.net> wrote:
> > I recently downloaded Debain and installed it on my computer. I am
> > trying to get it to work with my US Robotics 5610B modem. The modem is
> > on the PCI bus and has a controller in it. I have tried using pppconfig,
> > but it does not seem to be able to find the modem. Does any one have any
> > suggestions. Also, once I get the modem configured/installed, how do I
> > get it to dial out?
> > --
> 
> Are you sure it's a hardware modem?   Just looking at the website
> shown below, and there is information about "drivers" to download for
> it.  (Only software modems need driver software.)
> 
> There is, however information pertaining to Linux at the bottom of the page:
> 
> From:  http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5610b
> 
> "U.S. Robotics Corporation is pleased to provide the following Red Hat
> Package Manager (.rpm) support file. This RPM package has been tested
> under Red Hat Linux 6.0 and higher. It should also work with other
> Linux distributions supporting the RPM utility.
> 
> Install the RPM file by entering the rpm -i 3ComMdm-1.0-1.i386.rpm
> command at the command prompt.
> 
> This file can also be used as a basis to write your own script for
> UNIX/LINUX hybrids. If you make your own scripts for a hybrid, it
> would be appreciated if you could send this script to U.S. Robotics so
> that we may post it so that others may benefit as well.
>