Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:20:52 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: eupolis@cm.nu (Matt Asics) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware Support Message-ID: <199807161620.MAA01434@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <35ADD704.92A646F9@cm.nu> from Matt Asics at "Jul 16, 98 03:33:41 am"
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Matt Asics wrote: > I was wondering if there is or will ever be support for Winmodems or > modems just designed with windows in mind. I own a SupraExpress 33.6i > PnP Internal which requires drivers and does not automatically get > assigned a com port. My bios is also not PnP compatible with newer > hardware, so you can imagine the problem I'm in. I am most likely going > to buy a new(real) modem, but I was still wondering if there was a way > to get this old one working. Thanks for your time. I am unaware of any plans to accommodate the Winmodem. Their design is flawed enough that you would still not want it, driver or not -- using the cpu to handle all aspects of serial communication is a Bad Thing. One sure way to beat the PnP problem is to use an external modem, if you've got a "good" serial port (16550 - check dmesg) free. These are usually more tractable than internal modems, and also /seem/ to work better. Besides, they have more blinkenlights, which is important. Dave -- Sancho Panza: `Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating system available.' Don Quixote: `You are mistaken, Sancho.' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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