From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Jan 10 5: 9:52 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mail.all.org (bdsl.66.12.117.154.gte.net [66.12.117.154]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA5B537B41F for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 05:09:47 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3C3D9297.1020409@all.org> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:09:43 -0500 From: slittleford@all.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: leegold Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modem setup References: <3C4084A1@operamail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Stephan, I agree with Lee, a hardware modem is much easier. Some people call these DSP modems. They cost a whole lot more at the store, so I went to the local computer junk store (every town has one) and got a couple of them for 25 dollars. Look for the Com settings on the card, that is usually a good sign. It also helps if you can disable PNP. -Steve p.s. An external modem, although junky is an awesome option. Even borrow one. You can see the lights a flashin' when there is activity on the port. This makes it a little easier when you are first learning how to set it up. Plus, it is fun to watch (yes, I admit I stare at the Windows DUN animation in the systray). leegold wrote: > I think it's easier to use a hardware modem. > Can you swap a hardware modem in there? > IF your motherboard has an isa slot, it's > a pretty good bet that if you put a hardware modem in > there FreeBSD will detect it and it will work. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message