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NAME="MODEMS"
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>22. Modems</H1
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> All external modems connected via a RS-232 serial port should work.
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This includes external ISDN adapters, although some of the extended
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features of external ISDN adapaters (such as multilink) may or may
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not work.
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> Internal modems are another story, however. There are many so-called
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"winmodems" available now. In fact, it seems that most PCI modems
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are winmodems. Some of them do have drivers for Linux now, but many
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of the drivers are often binary-only. (See the
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<A
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HREF="intro.html#BINARY-ONLY"
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>note</A
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> on binary-only drivers.) See
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<A
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HREF="http://www.linmodems.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Linmodems.org</A
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> for more
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information on Linux-supported winmodems.
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> Note that there are external USB winmodems on the market now, so be
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very careful when shopping for external modems.
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</P
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><P
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> Furthermore, many flash upgradable modems only have
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flash programs for Win95/NT. These modems cannot be upgraded under
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Linux.
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</P
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><P
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> A small number of modems come with DOS software that
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downloads the control program at runtime. These can normally be
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used by loading the program under DOS and doing a warm boot. Such
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modems are probably best avoided as you won't be able to use them
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with non PC hardware in the future.
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</P
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><P
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> Most 16-bit PCMCIA modems should work with the PCMCIA drivers.
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CardBus modems are usually winmodems much like PCI modems. Your best
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bet for now is to find a card that lists compatibility with DOS and
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Windows 3.1.
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</P
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><P
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> All that said, if a modem is known to have a real UART (or hardware
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UART emulation), whether it is ISA, PCMCIA, etc., it should work
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under Linux.
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</P
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><P
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> Fax modems need appropriated fax software to operate. Also
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be sure that the fax part of the modem supports Class 2 or Class
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2.0. It seems to be generally true for any fax software on unix
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that support for Class 1.0 is not available.
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</P
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> An exception to this is the Linux efax program which
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supports both Class 1 and Class 2 fax modems. In some cases there
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can be a few (minor) technical problems with Class 1 modems. If
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you have a choice it is recommend to get a Class 2 modem.
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</P
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> See Appendix B <A
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HREF="incompatible.html"
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>Linux
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Incompatible Hardware</A
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> for specific cards known not to work with
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Linux.
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</P
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><P
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> The following are other good resources for finding Linux-compatible
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modems:
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<P
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Rob Clark's "Winmodems are not modems" page
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</A
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Andrew Comech's "PCI modems and Linux" page
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html#modem"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Andrew Comech's "Cheap /Linux/ Box" section on modems
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</A
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.linmodems.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Linmodems.org
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>
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</P
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>
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Most of the information below is from those sites.
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><P
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> Other useful documents include the following:
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Modem HOWTO
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</A
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linmodem-HOWTO.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Linmodem HOWTO
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> <A
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HREF="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Winmodems-and-Linux-HOWTO.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Winmodems and Linux HOWTO (may be superceded by the Linmodem
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HOWTO)
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>
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</P
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> Below is a <EM
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>very</EM
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> incomplete list of modems
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currently known to work under Linux.
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>Manufacturer</TH
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>Model name</TH
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>Chipset</TH
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HREF="http://www.actiontec.com/"
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>Actiontec</A
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>PCI56012-01CW</A
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HREF="http://www.multitech.com/"
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>Multitech</A
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HREF="http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/MultiModemZPX/"
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>MultiModem MT5634ZPX-PCI</A
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>PCI</TD
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>IBM</TD
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>33L4618</TD
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>Topic</TD
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>FM-56PCI-TP</TD
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>3Com</TD
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> The following is old information and may not be entirely correct. It
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may be removed in a future revision of this document.
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> Digicom Connection 96+/14.4+ - DSP code downloading
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program
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HREF="ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/apps/serialcomm/modem/smdl-linux.1.02.tar.gz"
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> Motorola ModemSURFR internal 56K. Add a couple of line
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to RC.SERIAL to account for IRQ and ports if they are
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non-standard.
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> ZyXEL U-1496 series - ZyXEL 1.4, modem/fax/voice control
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program
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HREF="http://pe1chl.xs4all.nl/"
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> here</A
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> ZyXEL Elite 2864 series - modem/fax/voice control program
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<A
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HREF="http://pe1chl.xs4all.nl/"
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TARGET="_top"
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> here</A
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> ZyXEL Omni TA 128 - modem/fax/voice control program
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HREF="http://pe1chl.xs4all.nl/"
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TARGET="_top"
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> here</A
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> Also multimodem cards are supported by Linux.
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> Moreton Bay RAStel multimodem card Check
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HREF="http://www.moreton.com.au/linux.htm"
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TARGET="_top"
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> here</A
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>
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for Linux drivers.
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>
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> The following modem is mentioned not to be supported
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> Aztech MDP3858 56.6 (PCI)
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