Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:20:08 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CDPD modems -- Novatel Ministrel, et al. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991114091854.47794A-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <19991114022544.A3515@netmonger.net>
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On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Christopher Masto wrote: > On Sat, Nov 13, 1999 at 10:43:00PM -0500, Robert Watson wrote: > > the cheapest and easiest device. I notice that there are also options to > > use external cell phones, but I'd rather just have a PCCARD device. > > Motorolla used to have a CDPD card that just looked like a serial port, > > but unfortunately that seems no longer to be in production. The web page > > I've been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for my Novatel > Merlin to arrive. It'll work with FreeBSD; I've already tested my > friend's (the bastard!). He says the reception seems to be quite bad > (compared to other CDPD devices). I guess I'll find out. Does it claim to be a NIC, or a serial modem, and what does it appear as to FreeBSD? Know anything about other cards that might or might not support FreeBSD? I believe Sierra has some... I'd be interested, needless to say, in decent reception, but any reception is better than no reception :-). Thanks, Robert N M Watson robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ PGP key fingerprint: AF B5 5F FF A6 4A 79 37 ED 5F 55 E9 58 04 6A B1 TIS Labs at Network Associates, Safeport Network Services To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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