Ubuntu Dial up settings

[Peter Garrett]

On Tue, 02 May 2006 17:38:14 +0700
Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:

> Chances are Ubuntu won't work with your modem.  It basically only works
> with old style modems that you plug into a serial port.

This is simply, shall we say, inaccurate. There's a whole website devoted
to this, namely:

http://linmodems.org/

Secondly, at this point we don't even know what kind of modem the OP is
trying to use.
> 
> These days most computers & laptops come with 'Winmodems' ('softmodems')
> where all the modem functions are actually in the software driver, which
> the manufacturer only makes for Windows...

While this is true, *some* winmodems *are* supported. The linmodems site
has a script that can determine what type of modem is installed, and
suggest possible drivers when such exist.

http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/index.html#scanmodem
> 
> It's a terrible problem.  You could Google for 'Linuxant' but you will
> find that they sell their Linux drivers for very real money; more money
> in fact than the whole winmodem itself costs!

The commercial Conextant/ Linuxant drivers are only one case. For example,
for two years I was quite effectively using a Lucent "Winmodem" with
ltmodem/ltserial drivers, under both Mandrake Linux and Debian. The drivers
cost nothing, and worked very well indeed.

Chanchao, please don't discourage people on the basis of inaccurate and
misleading information.

Peter

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