From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 1 12: 3: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net (smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net [206.210.69.143]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D566837B417 for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:03:04 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 28994 invoked from network); 1 Jan 2002 20:02:56 -0000 Received: from dap-216-151-64-36.nfas.greensburg-tnt-2.sns234.pa.stargate.net (HELO wastegate.net) (216.151.64.36) by smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with SMTP; 1 Jan 2002 20:02:56 -0000 Received: from mother.wastegate.net (mother.wg.local [192.168.1.2]) by wastegate.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 1E89F48404; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:02:55 -0500 (EST) From: "Doug Reynolds" To: "Bob Hall" , "Kevin Oberman" Cc: "FBSD Questions" Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 15:04:29 -0500 Reply-To: "Doug Reynolds" X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.20.2380) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) In-Reply-To: <200201011958.g01JwGd23052@ptavv.es.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Modem Support Message-Id: <20020101200255.1E89F48404@wastegate.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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