Re: Need a little help with sound and modem

[Wandered Inn <esoteric atlnet com>]

Jonathan wrote:
> 
> 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.

A good key to identifying a winmodem is that it will (should) indicate
that the required processor is a Pentium, 133 I think.  A real modem
will not have such a requirement.

> 
> Jonathan
> 
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