From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 13:17:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B416016A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:17:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.cableone.net (scanmail3.cableone.net [24.116.0.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C63343D5E for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:17:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lute@cableone.net) Received: from agnes (unverified [24.116.60.169]) by smail3.cableone.net (SurgeMail 1.5d2) with ESMTP id 1901794 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:09:03 -0700 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:17:15 -0600 From: Lute Mullenix To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20040113151715.1ef1c4b5@agnes> In-Reply-To: <20040113185439.1D2D843D1D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20040113185439.1D2D843D1D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.8claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com Subject: Re: Win modem x FreeBSd X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:17:06 -0000 Luis, If you are going to be using Linux and FreeBSD of any of the other BSDs, it would be in your best interest to pick up a "real" modem, while I have heard, and you have said that you were able to get the winmodem working with a driver, this will not always be the case. Also while Windows may require you to install a drive for a "real" modem, Linux and FreeBSD will use them with no special drivers just plug them in and go. A while back I was able to pick up a Diamond 56K external very reasonable at a local computer store moving sale. It worked great until I was able to get hooked up to broadband. As a side note, sometime I would like to travel to Brazil, from what I have seen and read, it looks like a very beautiful country, and I bet the weather is great. Good luck -- Lute ************************ * Power Provided * * by * * FreeBSD 5.1 RELEASE * ************************