Fwd: [SLE] Beginner's modem question (How to buy a SuSE 8.1 compatible modem for a desktop computer)(SOLVED)

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Here is my original question:

Hi All,

I have an older HP machine that has been cobbled together from all sorts of leftover parts, and need to get a new modem. I do know to avoid winmodems, but was wondering what is the best way to go to make the install easy as possible.

I have been lucky in the past using laptops as Suse has detected my pcmcia card automatically, but, since this is my first desktop machine, and I am really more of an average user than linux aficionado, I am wondering what sort of modem to buy to make this procedure as automatic as possible.

I am currently in the UK in Ashford, Kent, and would like any advice on how to buy a good modem for Suse 8.1 pro. My first impulse would be to go through the hardware database, copy down all the modems that have full support, and see what the local computer stores can get for me.

Any other tips would be appreciated (ie: internal or external etc.)

Ben Rosenberg responded:

Well. It's been about 4 years since I've needed a modem..but a good rule of thumb back then was always to get an external modem. They are hardware modems 100% of the time and I never had any issue getting them to work under Linux. They just don't require as much bloody, sweat and tears as other modems. :)

Fergus Wilde agreed, offering a specific brand:

External serial is better, more messy, but better and most universally applicable if you change machines, etc. Any 3com serial modem of modern manufacture should work fine and recent SuSE version seem to have always been able to autodetect mine.

Martijn van den Burg agreed too and suggested a website:

I second that. You can also have a look at this great site: http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html.

And Oyku Gencay added a warning about digital modems:

If you got your pcmcia modem working on your laptop, You can get any decent modem working. As a rule for thumb, I always prefer an external modem. Your safest option would be getting an external serial modem. Although I'm not very sure, some of the new modems work only on digital lines, and I've experienced some difficulties in connecting, not in configuring.

Thank you all for answering. I bought an external serial intel modem and it autoconfigured no problem.

All Best

Neal McDermott

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