Re: Need a little help with sound and modem

[Jonathan <gardnerj freewwweb com>]

Data Zone wrote:

> On Fri, 07 Jan 2000 06:47:34 Poletti, Don wrote:
> > > The second problem I'm having is with my US Robotics
> > > Sportster modem.  It is
> > > autodected and a com port is assigned, as it is a PnP card,
> > > but the modem
> > > will not initialize and dial.  I have been told that it can
> > > be difficult to
> > > get a modem working, however I don't know what to do from here.
> > >
> >
> > I Believe that the sportster is what is known as a WinModem. Meaning
> Not all Sportster are winmodems.

I'd just like to dispute this point. I'm using Linux almost exclusively now and
am sending this very email, connected to my ISP with a PCI US Robotics
Sportster modem. It's got jumpers and everything so being PCI by itself does
not make it a winmodem. I do have it set to a particular com port etc. Not
using the PnP capabilities.

Jonathan