[KLUG Hardware] Win (Software) Modems

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 14:54, Sirch Namdig wrote:
> I'm not using Linux.  Why do I need a hardware modem?

Reliability.  A number of PCI and, especially, AMR modems I've used just
suck at connections.

> I found a modem for $40 that is PCI modem.  It's the AOpen FM56-PM. 
> The vendor isn't sure if it's a software or a hardware modem.  Does
> anybody know?  The AOpen Website seems unhelpful.

I don't know of one PCI modem that is a hardware modem.  They are
software modems.  A few have Linux drivers, but they are binary-only and
for specific kernels.  But the great majority do not.

External is the only way to get a hardware modem these days.  Except for
the rare, often discontinued ISA non-Winmodems.

-- Bryan

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