Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:44:11 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=27Diego_A=2E_Puertas_Fern=E1ndez=27?= <dapf@runbox.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: 3com Winmodem Message-ID: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9C7D@l04.research.kpn.com>
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> I have a 3com/US Robotics modem, the 3CP263594A-OEM, and I
> want to install
> it on a FreeBSD 4.3 box, but a friend has told me that the modem is a
> WinModem and it only works with Windows.
>
If FreeBSD does not detect it as a serial port it is probably a winmodem.
Get yourself an external (non-usb) modem and you'll be all happy. They have
pretty flashing lights too, so you can see what's going on on the wire.
>
> Is that true? and if it is, why can't FreeBSD, or Linux, or
> any other UNIX, work with it.
>
Because the manufacturers do not release the hardware specs to open source
developers.
This is a FAQ by the way, so search the mailing list archives before posting
questions like this.
Kees Jan
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