Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:09:56 +0000 From: scott.marshall@mail.com To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Currently available internal PCI hardware modems? Message-ID: <20080326230956.5077A49B6BD@ws1-3a.us4.outblaze.com>
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As copiously written elsewhere, FreeBSD works best with hardware modems, no= t WinModems / LinModems. I need to fit an internal PCI fax/modem (for various reasons an external mo= dem is not an option, so sorry if you were about to suggest that). However, I'm having difficulty identifying which internal modems are genuin= e hardware modems.=A0 Internet searches and manufacturers' specifications a= re inconclusive (PCI cards that are called "hardware" modems turn out not t= o be, or are no longer available, etc).=A0 Contacting manufacturers' tech s= upport either yields no reply, or again inconclusive responses. So, my question please is: can anyone provide details (eg manufacturer, mod= el number, retailer) of any genuine hardware PCI fax/modems, that are curre= ntly available (March 2008), and preferably available in UK.=A0 If you have= actually used one with FreeBSD and can confirm that it works, that would b= e even better!=A0 (NB the 'fax' part of fax/modem is important, as that's a= ctually the main reason for needing it!) (Or if there is a webpage somewhere with this info already, a link to it wo= uld be great! As above, my googling (and searching of this mailing list) h= asn't yielded anything definitive) [To clarify: by "hardware" PCI modem, I mean a PCI card that has all modem = control functions on the card, and requires no software control at the mode= m level from the computer.=A0 To the computer and o/s, the card just looks = like a 'tty' serial port, exactly the same as a normal serial port to which= an external modem would be connected (except in this case the modem is emb= edded in the PCI card).=A0 So one just runs modem/fax/whatever applications= (or even a raw terminal emulator!) that send 'AT' commands etc to this por= t]. Many thanks for any help, Scott
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