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Date:      Tue, 9 May 2000 15:32:50 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Modem suggestions?
Message-ID:  <14616.30194.100579.921217@guru.mired.org>

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I've just moved to a local with no broadband network support, and find
myself needing a modem. For now, I've hijacked one of the motherboard
serial ports and borrowed a modem, but this is temporary. I'd like a
solution that avoids putting more ISA devices in the system, but it's
not clear what will - or won't - work with 4.0-RELEASE.

The options seem to be (in order of preference):

1) A PCI card modem. Do any work? The drivers recognize a "VIA 82C686
   AC97 Modem", but that 1) looks like a motherboard, and 2) I don't
   see any other support for it.

2) A USB modem. /usr/src/sys/dev/umodem.c exists, but looks like
   stubs, and USB modems aren't mentioned in either the GENERIC or LINT
   kernels. Anyone know if one or more of those will work?

3) A PCI I/O card. Again - are there any that work? There's a
   "cyclades" driver; anyone care to provide a product identity I can
   use to purchase a card?

4) An ISA modem or I/O card. Oh well. Recommendations?

	Thanx,
	<mike


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