[ale] kppp

[Thompson Freeman]

On 10/03/2007 09:20:12 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 October 2007 23:46, Thompson Freeman wrote:
<<snip>>
> > _IF_ by some miracle your Uncle has or can get his
> hands
> on a true
> > hardware modem (probably an external), you probably can
> make a symlink
> > between a serial port and /dev/modem and be good to go.
> 
> 
> he has /dev/ttyS0 so are you saying I could try ln -s
> /dev/ttys0 /dev/modem ?


Making the assumption that the physical modem is attached  
to /dev/ttyS0, yes.

> 
> >
> > Should you be stuck with a software or winmodem, you
> need to find the
> > needed driver software to go with it. Which will be an
> exercise in
> > obscurity unless things have changed for the better over
> the years. ?
> > Memory suggests that there are five or seven possible
> chip sets in the
> > software modems, with different software requirements.
> 
> I looked on linmodem.org already... unless you pay $19.95
> even if you get the
> right driver it won't work above 14.4 , so I'm guessing a
> new external
> hardware modem is the way to go.
> I saw a zoom on Amazon that says linux.. V.92 USB Mini Ext
> Modem  3095F, for
> $50.
> 
> >
> > Sorry to sound rather pessimistic. Good luck to you on
> your researches.
> 
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