From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Nov 4 05:25:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA21565 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 05:25:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server.noc.demon.net (server.noc.demon.net [193.195.224.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA21560 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 05:25:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fanf@demon.net) Received: by server.noc.demon.net; id NAA26497; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:25:08 GMT Received: from fanf.noc.demon.net(195.11.55.83) by inside.noc.demon.net via smap (3.2) id xma026478; Wed, 4 Nov 98 13:25:05 GMT Received: from fanf by fanf.noc.demon.net with local (Exim 1.73 #2) id 0zb38d-0005le-00; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:38:19 +0000 To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG From: Tony Finch CC: Tony Finch Subject: Re: Nokia 6110 with FreeBSD? Newsgroups: chiark.mail.freebsd.isp In-Reply-To: <199811041003.LAA09557@mainzer.plusline.de> Organization: Deliberate Obfuscation To Amuse Tony Message-Id: Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:38:19 +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Richard Gresek wrote: > >I'm using FreeBSD on my notebook that has an infrared >port configured as com2. I believed that the Nokia 6110 >with its infrared interface could be used as an usual modem >connected to the serial port. > >Unfortunately I had to learn, that a special software >is needed that exists only for Windows. > >Does anybody know whether and how the Nokia 6110 could >be used as modem with FreeBSD? AFAIK the Nokia 61*0 phones don't include full modem functionality; you have to use a PCMCIA data card or a soft modem. The tiny 8810 does have a built-in modem which can only be used over the IR port because it doesn't have a connector for a data card. Tony. -- ocmcocmcocmk**f.a.n.finch dot@dotat.at fanf@demon.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message