From fsanta@arrakis.es Mon Oct 2 15:59:53 2000 From: fsanta@arrakis.es To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: [SLE] two modems Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 17:59:53 +0200 Message-ID: <000b01c02c8b$1640ddc0$fc4c05c3@fsantaarrakis> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============9120665263810997368==" --===============9120665263810997368== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone. We have just bought a machine with a winmodem which SuSE does not recognise. = Would it be OK to get a 'real' external modem too to use under Linux, or woul= d I first have to remove the winmodem (thereby invalidating my guarantee). Thanks, Steve.
Hi everyone.
We have just bought a machine with a winmode= m which=20 SuSE does not recognise. Would it be OK to get a 'real' external modem too to= =20 use under Linux, or would I first have to remove the winmodem (thereby=20 invalidating my guarantee).
Thanks, Steve.
--===============9120665263810997368==-- From chris.reeves@iname.com Mon Oct 2 18:42:22 2000 From: chris.reeves@iname.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SLE] two modems Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 19:42:22 +0100 Message-ID: <39D8D70E.9C81E6F1@iname.com> In-Reply-To: <000b01c02c8b$1640ddc0$fc4c05c3@fsantaarrakis> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3661451805806197040==" --===============3661451805806197040== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > SCC wrote: >=20 > We have just bought a machine with a winmodem which SuSE does not > recognise. Would it be OK to get a 'real' external modem too to use > under Linux, or would I first have to remove the winmodem (thereby > invalidating my guarantee). No need to remove the winmodem, since Linux won't even know it exists. You just have to plug the external modem in and everything should be fine, just select the appropriate port in YaST. Hope that helps, Chris --=20 __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ --=20 To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com = =20 Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq =20 --===============3661451805806197040==-- From novo@uiuc.edu Mon Oct 2 20:50:39 2000 From: novo@uiuc.edu To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SLE] two modems Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 15:50:39 -0500 Message-ID: <00100215503900.00603@friedman> In-Reply-To: <000b01c02c8b$1640ddc0$fc4c05c3@fsantaarrakis> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4039497858837865450==" --===============4039497858837865450== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 02 Oct 2000, SCC wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > We have just bought a machine with a winmodem which SuSE does not > recognise. Would it be OK to get a 'real' external modem too to use under > Linux, or would I first have to remove the winmodem (thereby invalidating > my guarantee). > > Thanks, Steve. Before you spend a few extra pesetas (euros), why don't you check: http://linmodens.org I have a winmodem and it works just fine under Linux (btw, mine is based on a= =20 Lucent chip) Alvaro Novo SuSE 6.4 Kernel 2.2.16 KDE 2 - Beta 5=20 --=20 To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com = =20 Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq =20 --===============4039497858837865450==-- From simreig@terra.es Mon Oct 2 20:55:37 2000 From: simreig@terra.es To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SLE] two modems Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:55:37 +0200 Message-ID: <00100223064804.00838@groucho> In-Reply-To: <00100215503900.00603@friedman> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============6190276090779267872==" --===============6190276090779267872== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A lun, 02 oct 2000, Alvaro A. Novo va escriure: > > We have just bought a machine with a winmodem which SuSE does not > > recognise. Would it be OK to get a 'real' external modem too to use under > > Linux, or would I first have to remove the winmodem (thereby invalidating > > my guarantee). > Before you spend a few extra pesetas (euros), why don't you check: The problem isn't money, The real problem is that win modems eats lots of cpu. =20 -- Sime=C3=B3 Reig Barcelona (Spain) --=20 To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com = =20 Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq =20 --===============6190276090779267872==--