[ale] kppp

[ale at pcartwright.com (Paul Cartwright)]

On Tuesday 02 October 2007 23:46, Thompson Freeman wrote:
> I haven't setup a modem with Linux in years, as in well before Ubuntu
> got started. I had a devil of a time locating the bits and pieces to
> make a win/soft/modem work. Worse yet, I've got no idea if I can find
> my notes, so I'm running from memory


>
> _IF_ by some miracle your Uncle has or can get his hands on a true
> hardware modem (probably an external), you probably can make a symlink
> between a serial port and /dev/modem and be good to go.


he has /dev/ttyS0 so are you saying I could try ln -s /dev/ttys0 /dev/modem ?

>
> Should you be stuck with a software or winmodem, you need to find the
> needed driver software to go with it. Which will be an exercise in
> obscurity unless things have changed for the better over the years. ?
> Memory suggests that there are five or seven possible chip sets in the
> software modems, with different software requirements.

I looked on linmodem.org already... unless you pay $19.95 even if you get the 
right driver it won't work above 14.4 , so I'm guessing a new external 
hardware modem is the way to go.
I saw a zoom on Amazon that says linux.. V.92 USB Mini Ext Modem  3095F, for 
$50.

>
> Sorry to sound rather pessimistic. Good luck to you on your researches.

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Paul Cartwright
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