Re: Modem Question

The best way to approach that is to buy a external modem that connects 
through the serial port.  That way the manufacturer of the modem cannot 
'cheat' and underload the required chips to do the modem functions and 
then offload the work onto the CPU's like Winmodems.  I bought a Aopen 
FM56EXV and it has worked excellently with any OS I have used it on.

Bill wrote:

> Hello to the group.  I am pretty new to Linux. I have an old computer 
> laying around that I would like to convert into a linux machine. It is 
> a Dell Dimension L550r (PIII 550mhz) It came with a winmodem 
> installed (Which no longer works). I am looking to replace the modem 
> with a linux compatible modem, But I am having a hard time finding 
> anything online. Redhat recommends 100% hayes compatible w/ hardware 
> UART. Can anyone recommend a good internal and/or external modem that 
> would be compatible with Redhat and my computer? I am not sure which 
> Version of Redhat I am going to try yet. Probably 9.2 personal or pro. 
> I appreciate any input.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards
>
> Bill M
>
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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