I have an External Zoom modem here still in the box that lists Linux as a compatible OS. Bought it at BestBuy about a year ago, as I recall. When you get an answer to the Hawking device question I'd sure be interested as well! doc On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 12:33, Lanny Marcus wrote: > > Message: 5 Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:37:52 -0500 (CDT) > > Subject: Re: > USB Modems > > From: <dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > <snip> > > My home is 23,000 cable feet from the nearest telephone central > > office, so DSL is not available to me. And as a DirecTV subscriber, > > neither is cable modem service (yeah, I know about DirectWay: Windows > > only!). I'm still using an external modem connected to a Hawking > > Technologies Internet Sharing Server (model PN8228 > > http://www.hawkingtech.com/prodSpec.php?ProdID=100). The ISS > > connects to my 10/100 Etherswitch along with four PCs, two printers, > > and a SonicBlue DVR. None of those has to be configured for modem > > operation. The ISS functions as a NAT gateway that auto-dials my ISP > > whenever any machine tries to connect to an outside IP address. The > > technology is a bit old, but it works very well. You might consider > > it as an easy way for both your Dells to access your ISP > > independently via modem. > > > Doc: Thank you very much, for the above information, about the Hawking > PN8228 2-Port Analog Modem Router! We have had Cable Modem service > since January 2001, but we are building a new home, farther out in the > country, and there's no Cable TV and it's too far for DSL, as in your > home. I'm hoping we can eventually afford Wireless Broadband (via > Satellite or Radio), but I'm planning that when we move (hopefully in > December), we will need to go back to Dial Up Internet service. I sent > an e-mail to Hawking, last night, asking them if the PN8228 is still > available and who stocks it (I couldn't find it on Buy.com or Page > Computers). The .PDF file says it needs an EXTERNAL modem. Naturally, I > have a new Zoom PCI INTERNAL modem that will work out of the box on > Linux, sitting in a friend's house in Texas. Can you recommend a > "Standard 56k external modem" that will work, out of the box, on Linux, > with the Hawking PN8228? (I've never used an External Modem, but I've > read they all work on Linux?). > > TIA, > > Lanny in Cali, Colombia, South America -- -- ~~~ o['|']o \~/ | ```@ {Thanks! & 73 doc kd4e} | |__/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Amateur Radio? Electronics, communicating, and helping others. Why Linux? Better than Microsoft & Apple, user controlled, it works. | Jesus === Freedom | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Buy/Sell & no inappropriate ads & pop-ups: www.christian-auctions.com www.faithbid.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
