[ale] Re: Linux can't see modem (ongoing saga)

[Stephen F Nicholas]

Greetings,
  I think I saw somewhere where we're dealing with a winmodem here.  It's
my understanding that a winmodem is incompatilble with anything that isn't
Windows based, including DOS.  Are we beating a dead horse here??  If
something has changed regarding a winmodem, please post it to the list.
My current understanding of a winmodem is that it will work under Windows
"ONLY".  Not DOS, NT, nor Linux.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Steve


On Wed, 13 May 1998, Ed Landa wrote:

> On Wed, May 13, 1998 at 09:41:54PM -0400, Jim Philips wrote:
> > With the USR Sportster installed I tried "echo ATA>/dev/modem". That gets
> > a click from the modem and nothing else. Under DOS, I tried the equivalent
> > command "echo ATA > com2". That got the same result. 
> 
> You do have the cord plugged in the correct jack, right?  Some internals
> will let you plug in either port, but not the Sportster.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 

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