From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon May 10 6:28:24 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from rascal.honk.org (cr523413-a.wlfdle1.on.wave.home.com [24.112.177.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 644EC1559D for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 06:28:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mpoulin@rascal.honk.org) Received: from localhost (mpoulin@localhost) by rascal.honk.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA19647; Mon, 10 May 1999 09:49:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mpoulin@rascal.honk.org) Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 09:49:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Marty Poulin To: Nguyen Huu Bach Cc: freebsd-newbie , "G. Adam Stanislav" Subject: Re: install Modem In-Reply-To: <004901be99e6$be54aa20$0e181c0a@archi.gifunct.ac.jp> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You won't be able to use the Winmodem in FreeBSD. Winmodems only work in MS Windows. Go to http://www.freebsd.org/search and do a search of the mail archives on "Winmodem" for more information. If you get a "real" modem (*not* winmodem) you will be able to easily dial up the internet using it. You can find everything you need to know about that at: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html M. ================== Quote of the Day ===================== When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. - Clifton Fadiman On Sun, 9 May 1999, Nguyen Huu Bach wrote: > thanks. I got one. But I mean that I could use in in FreeBSD. How can I use > it ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: G. Adam Stanislav > To: Nguyen Huu Bach ; freebsd-newbie > > Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 3:23 PM > Subject: Re: install Modem > > > > At 15:12 09-05-1999 +0900, Nguyen Huu Bach wrote: > > >please help. Can I install WinModem to my IBM Aptiva ??? > > > > If you have a free slot, you should be able to. But it won't do you any > > good with FreeBSD. Winmodems have their hardware crippled: part of their > > functionality is done by software built into MS Windows. For it to work > > under FreeBSD, you need a regular modem. > > > > Adam > > --- > > Want to design your own web counter? > > Get GCL 2.10 from http://www.whizkidtech.net/gcl/ > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message