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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers how internal modem on pc Post 1545 by Neo on Tuesday 13th of March 2001 06:07:00 PM
Old 03-13-2001
In the old days of the Internet 28.8 or 56 dialup was OK because graphics were low and their were many text based sites (text only). As you are well aware, the Internet growth has created more graphics-based sites, so I cannot recommend dial-up and modems for Internet connectivity.

If you have the service available (not sure where you live), I recommend a cable modem or DSL for Internet connectivity. Service may vary depending or area (as well as costs), but I highly recommend DSL or cable vs. dial-up modems.

If you don't have these services offered where you live and you must get a dial-up modem, the best idea is to call the ISP you are using and find out what modems they use. Normally two modems of the same type will connect at higher speeds in noisy environments vs. modems of different types and manufactures. So, if your ISP uses US Robotics XYZ, then you use the same, etc. if you want speed.

If you are on a tight budget, then purchase a used modem on eBay and ask the seller if the modem has jumpers for the IRQ and other settings. As PxT suggests, always check your computer operating system documention to see what modems are supported, if available. However, most will support Hayes compatible modems and the jumper settings makes it easy to set up the right IRQs to not conflict with other serial devices, etc.

[Edited by Neo on 03-13-2001 at 06:09 PM]
 

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UMODEM(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						 UMODEM(4)

NAME
umodem -- USB modem support SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: device umodem device ucom Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5): umodem_load="YES" DESCRIPTION
The umodem driver provides support for USB modems in the Communication Device Class using the Abstract Control Model. These modems are basi- cally standard serial line modems, but they are accessed via USB instead. They support a regular AT command set. The commands can either be multiplexed with the data stream or handled through separate pipes. In the latter case the AT commands have to be given on a device separate from the data device. The device is accessed through the ucom(4) driver which makes it behave like a tty(4). HARDWARE
Devices supported by the umodem driver include: o 3Com 5605 o Curitel PC5740 Wireless Modem o Kyocera AH-K3001V Mobile Phone(WILLCOM) o Kyocera WX320K Mobile Phone(WILLCOM) o Metricom Ricochet GS USB wireless modem o Sierra MC5720 Wireless Modem o Yamaha Broadband Wireless Router RTW65b o ELSA MicroLink 56k USB modem o Sony Ericsson W810i phone SEE ALSO
tty(4), ucom(4), usb(4) HISTORY
The umodem driver appeared in NetBSD 1.5. This manual page was adopted from NetBSD by Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> in April 2002. BUGS
Only modems with multiplexed commands and data are supported at the moment. BSD
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