From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 13 8:23:16 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx-a.qnet.com (mx-a.qnet.com [209.221.198.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C62C37B479 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:23:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from cello.qnet.com (root@cello.qnet.com [209.221.198.10]) by mx-a.qnet.com (8.9.1a/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA11712; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:23:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from STORK (56k-socal-03-06.dial.qnet.com [209.221.198.165]) by cello.qnet.com (8.9.0/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA17972; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:22:36 -0800 (PST) From: "Heredity Choice" To: , Subject: RE: Linmodem? can i use it? Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:14:24 -0800 Message-ID: <000101c04d8c$ca0f89b0$a5c6ddd1@STORK> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20001113083735.B1121@linux.rainbow> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.5600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 02:59:08PM -0500, x@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > > linux users are using so called linmodems - using some linux > > software 'drivers' to utilize the functions of these crappy > No, you can't use Linux drivers > > winmodems. My question is, can these linux 'drivers' be used > > somehow on FBSD? I understand how linux binaries can be run on > But you can get source for driver and write your own for FreeBSD > > If all goes to crud, can anyone recommend a good laptop modem? > > PCMCIA? USB? > Good old serial port external modem. By "old" I don't assume "old > age", but "good thing which will really work". > If you wish use modem while travel (without phoneline?) then look at > some PCCard modems. But I think that if you have phoneline around you, > you'll also have powerline, so better buy good external serial modem, > and support manufacturers of these modems :-) . Look on www.ebay.com for a PCMCIA Courier modem. I bought one there for $15.50. Paul Smith To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message