Google searching with "USR5633B Linux" did not reveal Linux support In particular http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5633b However there definiitely are USB modems supported under Linux. Try to find one using the Open Source acm drivers, as some others may become unusable after 2.6.24 kernels MarvS On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Karl & Inge Schrader <karlinge@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gentlemen: > All I want to know is this : Would the USRobotics external modem USR5633B > work in Ubuntu 8.04 ??? If it does, then I would invest in one for about $ > 50.- instead of buying the new Windows Vista Home Premium for about $250.- . > There seems to be a lot of trouble to get a modem working in Ubuntu and it > is portrayed in the Dummy Book I bought for $ 30.- as being fairly simple to > install a modem (albeit an external one) and to get online. > > If I could get a straight answer, I would be grateful, since in principle I > am in favor of the Linux philosophy. Otherwise, I think Bill Gates does not > have to worry about anything we are dreaming up. > > Regards, > Karl Schrader >
