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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Doogee on 7 September 2002, 08:01

Title: Winmodems
Post by: Doogee on 7 September 2002, 08:01
Hi. My mate is having trouble with a Diamond SupraExpress 56i Pro. It common knowledge that this is a winmodem but i was wondering if anyone know of a "linmodem" driver for it because he is now forced to use Windows and as u should all know, that is a BAD thing.
Title: Winmodems
Post by: voidmain on 7 September 2002, 08:21
It is one of the modems in this list:
http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/pci_list.html (http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/pci_list.html)

But I don't know if that means you will be able to get it to work. Look around that site and see what you can come up with. I make sure I don't buy Winmodems.

[ September 06, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

Title: Winmodems
Post by: Doogee on 7 September 2002, 21:05
Ya, i use ADSL myself and the modem telstra gives u is totally linux supported so ive got no probs but my mate would use linux if he could get his modem to work...
Title: Winmodems
Post by: voidmain on 7 September 2002, 21:20
I've got cable with an *external* cable modem so compatibility is a non issue.  Just like I used to use external modems which also made compatibility a non-issue.
Title: Winmodems
Post by: mobrien_12 on 7 September 2002, 21:44
Open the computer and look at the modem board.  Look for the names on the chipset.  Rockwell, Connexant (spelling?) and Lucent are good signs.
Title: Winmodems
Post by: Sleeping Dog on 7 September 2002, 21:46
Win modems are great lightning and surge protectors.  When the bolt hits, all of their little resistors blow apart like firecrackers.  If you are really lucky, it won't fry your motherboard too.

Sleeping Dog
Title: Winmodems
Post by: foobar on 7 September 2002, 21:56
quote:
Originally posted by Sleeping Dog:
Win modems are great lightning and surge protectors.  When the bolt hits, all of their little resistors blow apart like firecrackers.  If you are really lucky, it won't fry your motherboard too.

Sleeping Dog


LOL - But don't you have to put that 'winmodem' somewhere on the beginning of your mainboard, so that the hazardous current will firstly blow it ?

I think it'd kill your pc's power supply anyway ....
Title: Winmodems
Post by: TheQuirk on 7 September 2002, 22:00
I've had my modem fry because my phone line at my old house would sometimes "shock" it.