Title: RE: Newbie Modem Q
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> I prefer internal modems because it limits my cable mess. :) I know
> plenty of people who prefer external modems because they are easier to
> debug.
>
another point is that most external modems have a power/reset switch that comes in han
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On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 11:16:21AM -0500, Preston Boyington wrote:
> another point is that most external modems have a power/reset switch that
> comes in handy when dealing with flakey ISP's. get a modem hang with an
> internal and you have to reboot,
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 06:37:27AM -0700, Bruce Banner wrote:
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> Is it correct that internal modems won't work with Debian?
That is the first word I hear about that and it is not true.
> In that case, I'll need to get an external modem.
I prefer an external modem anyhow.
> Is there any partic
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > USB modems tend toward the win-hardware style also. Others on this list
> > who use modems will probably be able to give you some advice here (I'm
> > on cable modem, so haven't used a modem in some time.)
>
> I said it when I was still on dailup, I
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 02:46:22AM -0500, Jesse Meyer wrote:
> > Plus, it should work under almost any OS that understands what a modem
> > is.
>
> Actually, a working external modem will Just Work(tm) in any OS that
> understands what a serial port is.
You need ahardware modem. Most any USR modem will be fine. They do make internal pci hardware modems as well.Chris Share <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,I've just installed Debian 3.0 r1 on my PC. I'm a musician so I'd like to use it for recording and various musical tasks.The PC runs Windows98/200
Chris Share wrote:
Hi,
I've just installed Debian 3.0 r1 on my PC. I'm a musician so I'd like
to use it for recording and various musical tasks.
The PC runs Windows98/2000 and has an internal SwannSmart II modem (on
a PCI card).
One of the programs I'd like to use, requires Debian "Unstable",
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On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 03:21:48PM +1000, Chris Share wrote:
> The PC runs Windows98/2000 and has an internal SwannSmart II modem (on a
> PCI card).
Ditch it, get an external modem. Way less troublesome. If it's a
winmodem (if it doesn't work if yo
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On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 02:46:22AM -0500, Jesse Meyer wrote:
> Plus, it should work under almost any OS that understands what a modem
> is.
Actually, a working external modem will Just Work(tm) in any OS that
understands what a serial port is.
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Bruce Banner (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> You need ahardware modem. Most any USR modem will be fine. They do
> make internal pci hardware modems as well.
You /can/ use internal pci modems, even if they are softmodems or
controllerless modems, as long as there is a driver available, lik
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On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 12:40:00AM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> The result is that winmodems (or winprinters, or winscanners, etc)
> are not the best choice for any OS except Windows.
Considering how finicky winshit is, and how slow any computer running
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