John,
It seems that I did not make myself clear enough.
**WE ON THIS LIST** are not competent to direct you to a store and tell
you what to purchase.
Pointing to the best source of INFORMATION is **ALL** I can do.
I would search for surplus modems and collate with Rob Clark's table,
rather than the reverse, selecting a modem a priori and trying to find
it in a store also selected a priori.
Jacques
John Roberts wrote:
Jacques,
This is harder than I thought it would be.
I glanced at the Modem Database and I see that a handful of 3Com/US Robotics
modems are well supported with "Full Hardware chipset". I think 3Com / US
Robotics is a good brand because I think they build quality hardware.
I check their web site (http://www.usr.com/products/analog/p-56k-menu.asp )
and see that they currently make 3 different PCI modems. I check NewEgg to
get prices:
5610b Not available at NewEgg
5670 $8 (after $10 rebate)
5699 $25 (after $10 rebate)
I go back to the Modem Database looking for ether the 5670 or the 5699.
The 5699 will not work under Linux:
http://64.126.95.102:8080/gromitkc/analog/ad1807_1804.html
The 5670 is not even listed in the database.
This approach did not yield a modem solution.
I return to the Modem Database. I'm now looking for:
1. "Winmodem chipset with Linmodem drivers"
2. Marked "OK" in the modem database
3. Available for sale from New Egg or any other well-known online retailer
4. I prefer a reputable company, but I'm willing to forgo this requirement.
Every modem that I find in the Modem Database, I can't find for sale at
NewEgg.
Does anyone know of a modem that will satisfy these four requirements?
Thanks,
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Jacques Goldberg [mailto:Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:24 PM
To: John Roberts
Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cattz@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Which PCI voice / fax modem to get.
Folks,
This becomes a FAQ so I just added it as FAQ #22 at
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/FAQ.html .
Jacques
John Roberts wrote:
Marvin,
I'd love it if you would identify a particular brand/model of modem that
works best under Linux. I'm so frustrated with the 4 different modems I've
tried. I'll gladly spend for a modem that will definitely work.
Thank you for all your hard work! I really really appreciate it!
Thanks!
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:35 AM
To: cattz@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Which PCI voice / fax modem to get.
Cat,
For fax service, you should not rely on a winmodem, but get one of the
"hardware"/controller chipset modems, which are a bit more expensive
than the winmodems. But their serial like drivers are in every Linux
release.
Search the Internet for 3CXM556 and/or FM560LK chipsets to find modem
cards having them.
MarvS
On 1/21/07, cattz@xxxxxxxxxxxx <cattz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've just tried to install two different PCI winmodems and had no luck
under the 2.6.18 kernel both with the pctel drivers and also with the HCF
drivers. So I just want to start again with good hard ware. Can I have
some recomendations for highly linux compatable PCI voice / fax modems
that are value for money and readily available at the moment? I want to
use it as an answer phone and fax. Thanks in advance.
