Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 20:46:24 -0700 (MST) From: "Forrest W. Christian" <forrestc@iMach.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Warner's PCI Modem Driver Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001262027560.10091-100000@workhorse.iMach.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.10.10001261139530.31609-100000@saul4.u.washington.edu>
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Jason C. Wells wrote: > I am told that the modem is not a winmodem, but I don't know how to tell > by looking at it. The modem is a Phoebe. The documentation for it is > sparse. I took a gander at the Phoebe web page at http://www.phoebemicro.com/modems/pci.htm and I dont see ANY of the modems which I would trust to NOT be a winmodem. On the modem itself, there should be some numbers on the largest chip or chips. Could you provide us with those, represented as well as you can off of the modem? (this should tell us if it's a winmodem, if someone can identify the chipset.) Also, if you could try to figure out which phoebe modem it is, it would also be helpful. Alternatively, save yourself some time and go buy a USRobotics (now 3com) Sportster (NOT winmodem) Modem. I have personally used the USR part number 5687 for an internal ISA modem and it works well (http://www.3com.com/client/pcd/products/prod-faxmod5687-int.html). I have also used the 5686 external modem as well. (http://www.3com.com/client/pcd/products/prod-faxmod5686-ext.html) It appears that the 5610 PCI versions would work also. (The other advantage is that USR is really good about saying "WINMODEM" in most cases). HINT: When looking at modem specs you want to see something like the following: --------- Minimum System Requirements: IBM Compatible 486DX or Pentium Processor with available 2.1 PCI Slot. DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT 4. --------- The key here is 486 and DOS. If it will work under DOS on a 486 it should work under freebsd. (Yes I know there are a couple exceptions, but they are few and far between) Occasionally, a vendor will only list Pentiums or higher, or will only list Windows OS'es. This isn't a guarantee that any given modem will work, but as a general rule, a Winmodem needs BOTH a pentium and Windows 95+ to work. Be very very wary of ANYTHING which says "Pentium 120 or higher" or the like. Geez. Life would be much easier if people would just say "Compatible with most Unix-based operating systems on the PC" on the box. - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) KD7EHZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com Solutions for your high-tech problems. (406)-442-6648 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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