Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 15:04:29 -0500 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "Bob Hall" <rjhalljr@starpower.net>, "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: "FBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Modem Support Message-ID: <20020101200255.1E89F48404@wastegate.net> In-Reply-To: <200201011958.g01JwGd23052@ptavv.es.net>
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On Tue, 01 Jan 2002 11:58:16 -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> > Any external modem will work with FBSD on com1 or com2. >> >> I have a cheap external modem that appears to be a win modem. >> I've never been able to use it with anything other than windows. >> In case anyone wants to avoid it, the manufacturer has dubbed >> it the Elsa model (maybe because it uses a serial lion? Or maybe >> because it works only with Windows, and is therefore Bourne free?). >> Before buying an external modem, you should check to see what >> systems it is compatible with, just as you do with internal modems. > >There is no way a serial (COM) port connected modem can be a >WinModem. The only way an external modem could be a WinModem is if >it's a USB modem. It is always possible that it does not use the >"standard" Hayes AT command set, but, if you have or can get the >command set, it will still work with FreeBSD. > >I can't imagine any modem less than 5 years old that does not use AT >commands, so I suspect some other problem, line a connection to a >non-functional port or not having BIOS configured properly. > >Does another modem work on this port? Does the port probe properly? >(Check dmesg for sio0 (COM1) and sio1 (COM2). They should probe as a >16550 or 16550A. If they probe as an 8250, they are most likely not >working as no reasonably modern system will have an 8250 UART. (It >turns out that the driver test for modem type gets no response from an >8250, so 8250 really means "no response".) It is a possibility. the modem might act like something similar to digital camera or have it's own set of windows jibberish. however, i can confirm that i have used an external Windows RPI modem. you had to load the special drivers or you wouldnt get compression or error correction. go figure --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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