[plug] wanted: 56k modem

[Mark J Gaynor]

Hey Gavin,

I had the same problem with a modem and linux, the modem was there but
linux could not see it. The way I got round the problem was to set the
modem
init string in the modem's profile registers and just do a blind dial. It
worked
every time.

Mark
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On 13/06/2006 at 1:47 AM Gavin Chester wrote:

>Forgive me if this should be an off-topic posting, I wasn't sure. 
>
>Anyone got a good 56k external modem just gathering dust after your
>upgrade to DSL?  Want to part with it for a small gratuity?  Please
>contact me off list at sales(at)ecosolutions.com.au.  I can't find any
>retailers selling cheap 56k _external_ modems these days, it's all
>either DSL or internal (PCI) 56k modems. 
>
>Reason: As part of converting my son across to Linux I want him to get
>online easily on his dialup account.  The spare external modem I had
>aside for him turned out not to work with Linux, would you believe?  The
>modem works for him in XP and I successfully tested my Netcomm modem on
>his PC when it was running Linux.  So, it is definitely a fault with
>that other modem I had.  Seems that Linux treats it like a PCI modem in
>that it knows it is there but can't initialise it properly.  Go
>figure :-(
>
>Gavin.  
>
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