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["Greg Freemyer" <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:39 PM, John Heinen <hensandpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am very much ignorant about linux and openSuse, just installed it on a
> separate computer,
> (just in case I burn the house - (windows-xp)-down
> First about modems, I have an Agere LT Winmodem
> and an external US Robotics 56K USB fax model modem.
> Either one don't seem to respond.
> Question  Which one would I need to buy  for the beast.
> John A

John,

It has been years since I worked with modems so take what I say with a
grain of salt. (I used to be very knowledgeable about them.)

Historically (10 years ago), the Winmodem types were not supported
because they needed a proprietary driver to work, and none of the
manufacturers provided linux drivers.

The good news is that your US Robotics modem should work.  Yours is a
USB based model which I've never used, but the US Robotics 56K serial
port models worked quite nicely even 10 or 12 years ago.

I would try a little harder to get that one working.

If you do decide to buy a new modem, then I would look for a
traditional external serial port model (rs-232).  Personally I used to
like US Robotics, so I would buy this one:
http://www.usr.com/products/modem/modem-product.asp?sku=USR5686E

Be advised that you need to provide you own RS-232 cable.  They come
in lots of varieties, but you should be able to find one that is meant
to go from PC to Modem.

Greg
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