Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:16:16 -0700 From: Bob Kot <bobkot@gci-net.com> To: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net>, herk <herk@cwnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCI modems Message-ID: <01080914411803.00352@k7.jibe.net> In-Reply-To: <auto-000006788560@gci-net.com> References: <auto-000006788560@gci-net.com>
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On Thu, 09 Aug 2001, you wrote: > best thing to do it to stick with 3com/usr modems. i have two external > sportster 56k with out problems. and stay away from anything that says > "Winmodem" or "for windows only". > > when it comes to modems, generally a $20 modem wont work very well > compared to a $100 modem :( This particular Actiontec modem is a full hardware modem and cost me about $70 when I bought it and the system it is installed in last Nov. Hindsight is 20/20 and I didn't do my homework well enough prior to buying this sorry modem, but it is not a cheap *WinModem* and the manual provides installation instructions for OS/2 and RedHat Linux. I thought as long as this was a true hardware modem it would work under FreeBSD. Well not so far!! I've been quiet and have not raised a fuss as I'm still not convinced where the problem really lies. I am suspect of all of the following: My ISP's modem(s), my poor quality telco twisted pair phone lines, my ActionTec firmware, mother board or BIOS issue, FreeBSD sio.c driver, FreeBSD ppp . As I don't know where to point the finger I've just been waiting and trying it occasionally but I'm getting more convinced that I'll never get it to work properly. -bob- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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