Suggestion for good 56K modem for Linux

Tom Achtenberg plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:00:07 -0700


Mine is a v.90 I use with an esmith server.  The esmith runs on Red Hat 7.2 and found/configured it automatically.  Red Hat 8 should not have a problem with it.

-----Original Message-----
From: sundar narayanasamy [mailto:linux@esaravana.com]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:52 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Suggestion for good 56K modem for Linux


Thanks Tom. Is SupraMax 56K V.92 PCI Modem the one you are referring to? If 
yes, does it install and work with Redhat 8. Or do you have to jumb some 
hoops to get it going.

Sundar

On Monday 10 March 2003 10:34 am, you wrote:
> In a word, volume.  I picked up a Supra white box one at Fry's for about
> $35 that works great.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sundar narayanasamy [mailto:linux@esaravana.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:24 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Suggestion for good 56K modem for Linux
>
>
> I looked at some external modem at Fry's around $70. Why a modem is so
> expensive compared to ethernet cards?
>
> Sundar
>
> On Monday 10 March 2003 10:19 am, you wrote:
> > If you can find one that is NOT a Winmodem it should work fine.  Reality
> > is you can get an external modem for a lot less than an internal one that
> > is not a Winmodem.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sundar narayanasamy [mailto:linux@esaravana.com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:12 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: Suggestion for good 56K modem for Linux
> >
> >
> > Thanks Jim. Does that mean that I have to use external modem for hardware
> > modem. My office room is already littered with hubs, routers and what
> > not, so I would prefer to have internal modem.
> >
> > Is there any internal modem that will work good with Linux?
> >
> > Sundar
> >
> > On Monday 10 March 2003 08:28 am, you wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 15:18, sundar narayanasamy wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Could you guys suggest me a good and less expensive modem for Linux?
> > > > As far as online I researched, I was suggested to get any hardware
> > > > modem.
> > > >
> > > > I already have a modem which Kudzu says as 'Intel Corp. | DSVD
> > > > modem'. Since I pulled it out of my closet, I really don't know
> > > > anything more than that. But, all I know is wvdialconf doesn't see it
> > > > once I log in.
> > > >
> > > > Any help is appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Sundar
> > >
> > > Almost any external modem should work like silk with Linux.  I have a
> > > Motorola Modem Surfr and never had a problem with it being recognized.
> >
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