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brutus Starter Tux Posts : 12 Joined : 09-02-2003 Status: Offline Location: Midwest, USA Quote | Edit | Report | IP | Up Winmodem I just noticed that there's no ? icon for threads... Hmm... Anyhow... I purchased a USR 5699B PCI modem for my computer, and have had nothing but trouble with it in Windoesnt. I have looked at winmodem lists to see what is compatible with linux and this one has a big ! next to it, meaning no, it is not compatible. What I don't understand though, is Kudzu finds it with no problem and even identifies that it is a 56K PCI modem. However, I don't know how to interface it. Should it default to /dev/modem? Should it have its own com port? The problem I have had with it in M$ land, is after about 30 minutes the connection just dies, almost as if it has been physically disconnected, but if you look in the systray it still shows an active connection. I want to try it in Linux and see if it still does it. If not, then I will hang on to it, even though I have sent USR a modem on warranty claim saying I want them to buy it back. That was 2 weeks ago and I still have not heard anything.... Any ideas? 09-21-2003 23:25

linda Tux Posts : 26 Joined : 02-14-2003 Status: Offline Quote | Edit | Report | IP | Up you might want to check on TTL (time to live) in winblows land. as in linux, usually /dev/modem and default port should be fine, if kudzu detect them, it should work 09-22-2003 09:01

brutus Starter Tux Posts : 12 Joined : 09-02-2003 Status: Offline Location: Midwest, USA Quote | Edit | Report | IP | Up It turns out the the modem isn't Linux compatible. Some other model like the 5699C is, but not the 5699B. I went out and bought another one, just to rule out the factor of defective hardware. I got the same results. I don't think it is a TTL issue though. I emailed my ISP about it, and they're just as confused. I guess a lot of people in my area have been having the same problem with that modem. 04-01-2004 10:07

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