From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 27 00:54:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5461106564A for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:54:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com) Received: from mail.r-bonomi.com (mx-out.r-bonomi.com [204.87.227.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9030A8FC1B for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:54:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from bonomi@localhost) by mail.r-bonomi.com (8.14.4/rdb1) id p7R0tGqi028622 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:55:16 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:55:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Robert Bonomi Message-Id: <201108270055.p7R0tGqi028622@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: What USB dialup modem WILL work with 8.2? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:54:01 -0000 > From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Aug 26 18:21:24 2011 > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:19:13 -0500 (CDT) > From: Lars Eighner > To: Mike Tancsa > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: What USB dialup modem WILL work with 8.2? > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2011, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > > On 8/26/2011 3:21 PM, Erik Trulsson wrote: > >>> So I am asking again: does anyone have a dialup modem of any kind which > >>> works correctly on 8.x to provide ppp-on-demand? If so what is it? > >> (As for promises about what *will* 100% guaranteed work, which seems to > >> be what you really want, I am afraid I can't give any. It has been > >> several years since I last used a dialup modem, so I don't know for > >> sure what *will* work with todays software, only what should work.) > > > > > > Works for me once umodem is loaded as a kld... > > > bingo. Now we find out if Lars is man enough to publicly admit that he was absolutely incorrect about his published claim of acting on 'malicious advice' regarding using a USB modem. Five hundred quatloos says he's not.