[plug] Linux External Modem

[Matt Carlsen]

A dynalink 56k e-modem served me well up until i got adsl
serial port simply plug it in and go
my advice is to stay away from the netcomm nb1300 series,
if westnet is still selling them.
they suck,  have an irc port bug, which netcomm has showed
no interest in fixing, netcomm supplies what seemed to be indian support.

billion 5100 has worked well for me, some overheating and
 nonresponsiveness under extreme load for extended period
of time though.





Bob Linus wrote:

>Any external, esp. serial based modems, should work with Linux.  They
>should have their own power supply and connect to your serial port. 
>They cost around $50-100, unless you get lucky and find a used one
>somewhere.
>
>Dicksmiths sold an internal modem for $40 that said it was compatible
>with linux on the box.  It caused bios failures on two different
>machines, but I think it was an exception.
>
>It may be time to reconsider getting ADSL.  If you spend more than
>$30/month on local phone calls just to dial to the internet, you would
>spend the same amount for 500% increase in speed and productivity.
>
>iinet.au might have ADSL deals that you could switch to
>
>or
>
>http://westnet.com.au/ is having a deal with free setup and sells $80
>ADSL modems, which is the same price you would pay for an external
>modem.
>http://www.westnet.com.au/products/broadband/adsl/hardware.asp
>
>If anyone knows a better deal, let me know.  I'm new to the area, but
>if you do the math, local calls around here add up.
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:41:46 +0800, Brock Woolf <ultima160 at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am currently installing Linux on a computer for a work colleague who
>>knows nothing about computers really, I am almost finished bar i can't
>>get her modem working.
>>It is an internal ESS technology modem. I can't get it working, but
>>thats cool.
>>
>>Basically I am looking for an external modem that will "work" straight
>>away without me having to "compile" anything. I can configure it so
>>long aas there isn't going to be a driver problem. It needs to be easy.
>>I've looked into the whole "winmodem" thing and have decided external
>>is going to be easiest.
>>
>>Can somebody please recommend an external modem that is going to work
>>on Mandrake 10.1 Official.
>>
>>Brock
>>
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