What modems work with Ubuntu?

[Carroll Grigsby]

Nancy Rudins wrote:
> 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
>  
> 
Nancy:
I stand corrected. My only experience with a PCI modem was several years 
ago. The clerk at the local store told me that he got the same modem 
running on his linux box (ISTR he had some version of RedHat) without 
any difficulty. Maybe so, but I couldn't get it to like my installation 
(Mandrake 9.something), so I bought a Zoom external modem and passed the 
PCI card on to my son (Win98SE -- don't ask).

-- cmg