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Old 01-19-2008, 07:35 AM
Jeff Houck
 
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Default Re: Trouble finding driver for winmodem

Signals wrote:
> I run Knoppix with a persistant home directory on disk, due to lack of
> HDD space at the moment. Everything works fine, except that I'm unable
> to dialup because my modem isn't supported. I did some searching
> beforehand, and was unable to find a compatible driver for my US
> Robotics 56k Voice winmodem. If anyone is able to help me, I'd
> appreciate it! Thanks.


Winmodems are problematic as they rely on drivers that are
Windows-centric. That's why they are called "Win"modems. My suggestion;
get an external 56K modem and attach it to a serial port. Works like a
charm under Linux and M$.

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