buying a 56K modem...

[Donald Tripp]

I have a conexant based 56k external serial modem. They are sold  
under several brand names, but look like this one:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=440057

Totally hardware based. Works great under linux and with a dial-up  
router I have incase of primary internet failure.


- Donald Tripp
  dtripp at hawaii.edu
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On Dec 20, 2006, at 7:00 PM, john s. wrote:

> Carroll Grigsby wrote:
>> On Wednesday 20 December 2006 20:51, fredex wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:41:40PM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote:
>>>
>>>> fredex wrote (about modems):
>>>>
>>>>> both external AND serial, NOT USB.
>>>>>
>>>> Um. The USB standards people seem to have provided standardised
>>>> interfaces for a lot of things, including external drives and  
>>>> modems.
>>>> Not all USB modems bother to implement the CDC ACM standard, but  
>>>> some
>>>> do. I understand that those that do implement this standard  
>>>> should work
>>>> under Fedora.
>>>>
>>>> If you have the kernel-doc package installed, read
>>>> /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.18/Documentation/usb/acm.txt . It  
>>>> says
>>>> "Check for ACM compliance before buying."
>>>>
>>>> Come to that, when I plugged my old (Motorola) mobile phone in,  
>>>> Fedora
>>>> automatically created a ttyAMC0 device node for it.
>>>>
>>>> Having said all that, the last modem I used regularly was a 56K ISA
>>>> internal one which wasn't even plug'n'play. It was ideal for  
>>>> Linux. So I
>>>> can't recommend USB CDC ACM modems based on personal experience.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>
>>>> James.
>>>>
>>> James:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the clarification.
>>>
>>> The reaosn I suggested SERIAL and not USB is because I know that  
>>> some
>>> USB modems work, some don't, and I personally have/had no idea how
>>> to tell without first buying it. So, to avoid giving the OP a bum
>>> steer I suggested what should be foolproof (assuming you can find a
>>> serial modem in the stores these days).
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>>
>>
>> Fred:
>> The big office supply chains (Staples, Office Depot and similar)  
>> still sell honext-to-goodness real 56K serial modems -- usually  
>> Zoom. I suspect that they are sold to low traffic SOHO market for  
>> FAX and answering machine service. Back in my DOS days, I used a  
>> PCTools program that served as a phone directory, dialer and call  
>> logger. Very convenient. Hmmm...
>> -- cmg
>>
>>
>  I've noticed the big box places charge and arm and a leg for a  
> dial up; I've been getting my new stuff from TigerDirect.com. I  
> picked up a USR internal (for family member's Win box) for about  
> $25. I've noticed in the past, they have a pretty good selection of  
> external modems too.
>   When I buy stuff from TigerDirect, I leave a review saying it  
> works on (what flavor of) linux; thought it'd make it easier for  
> someone else to buy...
>
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