What modems work with Ubuntu?

[Nancy Rudins]

On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, Carroll Grigsby wrote:

> Chanchao wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-02-05 at 22:44 -0500, Charles E "RIck" Taylor IV wrote:
> > 
> > I'm currently unable to use Ubuntu at home because I only have a dialup
> > connection there.  My modem does not work with Ubuntu, so I thought I'd
> > just buy a new one.  However anywhere I looked in a big IT/computer mall
> > I only found cheapo Winmodems. 
> > 
> > Do old fashioned modems still exist?  Would an Apple shop be a good
> > place to look?   Do un-winmodems exist that are USB, not Serial because
> > not all my computers even have serial ports anymore?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Chanchao
> > 
> > 
> 
> Chanchao:
> Some winmodems do work with Ubuntu; the details can be found here:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DialupModemHowto
> 
> Another good site (mentioned in the wiki) is:
> www.linmodems.org
> 
> Yes, you can still get real modems, at least here in the US, where they 
> can be found in the office supply stores. If at all possible, get an 
> external serial port modem if you can. They Just Work. There are also 
> some PCI modems that will work, but they require some configuration.
> 
> Sorry, but I've never dealt with a USB modem. (But I do have an old ISA 
> slot internal modem still working on my second computer. I'd still be 
> using it on this computer but ISA slots disappeared from the market some 
> time ago.)
> 
> -- cmg
> 
>

My U.S. Robotics PCI modem worked right out of the box--no configuration
required.  I bit the bullet and bought it because I didn't really have
the time to mess around with the internal intel modem.

Kind regards,
Nancy
 

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