56k Modem

Post by **badinsults** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:04 pm

I'm probably going to be travelling around for most of next year, so I will likely give my current computer to my parents. However, they live out in the country, and can only connect with a dialup connection. I was wondering what a good 56k modem is that works in Linux without much hastle.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:16 pm

I've got a copy of linspire which works with winmodems (it's "very fucking old", not to mention it worked with my lucent win modem, but eh.)

that said, ubuntu can obtain drivers for winmodems in three clicks, so..

Post by **badinsults** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:43 am

From what I have read, certain Winmodems only work with a driver that costs $20. I do not want one of these.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:23 am

hunt down an external, serial modem. that way you are guaranteed it'll work in any OS.

Jipcy · Post by **Jipcy** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:29 am

http://www.usr.com/products/modem/p-56kmodem-menu.asp

http://www.usr.com/support/product-temp ... prod=5686e
http://www.usr.com/support/product-temp ... prod=5610c

Kajuru · Post by **Kajuru** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:03 am

PCTEL works under lin, but I'd rather a hardmodem anyday.
The good part about winmodems is that they're easily v92 compatible(for obvious reasons).

kick · Post by **kick** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:41 pm

Buy any brand you want,just stay away from anything Conexant.There are NO free drivers for them.You must pay more than the price of your modem to get bloody drivers for Linux (that's ridiculous!)
Intel is usually a good choice for Linux users.
Most of the Win(Lin)modems are supported by the smaller Linux distros.
Your best choice is getting an external modem,but the downside is they're much more expensive.