I was expected that that might be the case, but thanks (no thanks) for confirming it. When even reputable manufacturers of laptops use different chips within one machine model, it's no wonder that laptops cause so many headaches. Ken Hough clarkt@cnsp.com wrote:

There is no driver for the 3Com modem. 3Com never released the information to develop one and at one time, they were thinking of doing a linux driver.

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I have a problem with an IBM Thinkpad T21 which I have just obtained for my son. It contains a 3Com ethernet/winmodem device and so far I have not been able to discover a Linux driver for the 3Com winmodem. The ethernet part is working OK.

I've established that the winmodem does work by setting it up under MS Windows 98 + extra drivers.

This is a bit of a letdown as I already have a T21 (ie outwardly the same model as above), but this one contains an Intel ethernet/winmodem device. The modem part is a Lucent winmodem for which there is a driver and it works OK.

Any suggestions?

Ken Hough

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