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Date:      Sun, 15 Feb 1998 16:35:35 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        David Vondrasek <dallas.tex@airmail.net>, Andrea Di Fabio <fabio@cs.odu.edu>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Modems ... :)
Message-ID:  <19980215163535.41938@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980214234642.dallas.tex@airmail.net>; from David Vondrasek on Sat, Feb 14, 1998 at 11:44:23PM -0600
References:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.980214232634.11389C-100000@rose.cs.odu.edu> <XFMail.980214234642.dallas.tex@airmail.net>

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On Sat, 14 February 1998 at 23:44:23 -0600, David Vondrasek wrote:
>
> On 15-Feb-98 Andrea Di Fabio wrote:
>> Any idea on how to configure a Sound4 Windmodem ?
>> It is a modem with soundcard and stuff.
>>
>> I cannot get the modem to dial, and the sound to play :(
>> Actually I am looking for a simple a quick way to know if I am talking to
>> my modem, so that I can at least know it is alive :)
>>
>> I tried stty -f /dev/cuaa1 -a
>> and it spits out some cool stuff, but how about trying to talk to the
>> modem ?
>>
>> If I type ppp and go in term mode I do not even get echo back :(
>> Suggestions ?
>
> get another modem. Sorry but the Sound4 ( Made by NEC )is a "WIN" Modem,
> meaning  it requires drives to run. The Drivers are for WINDOWS 95. There are
> NONE for UNIX. You will ned to obtain a REAL modem that doesn't require any
> drivers to run.

Of course, there's always the alternative: write your own driver.  If
anybody out there wants to try that, I'm sure you'll get all the
sympathy and help you deserve.

Greg

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