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<TITLE>Linmodem-HOWTO : Introduction</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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This is the Linux Linmodem HOWTO document. It is intended as
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a quick reference to help you find out if there is a way to get your (so-called) winmodem
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working under Linux, and, if so, how to do it. You should understand
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from the outset that there may well be <EM>no</EM> support for your winmodem:
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there is limited support for such modems, often in the form of vendor-created
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but vendor-unsupported, binary-only kernel modules (though a small number of open-source
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projects exist).
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<P>To emphasize: your best bet under Linux is <EM>certainly</EM> to get
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a true hardware modem. However, if you're stuck with a winmodem, perhaps
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this document can help.
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<P>For the most up-to-date information about available Linmodem drivers,
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visit
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<A HREF="http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html#drivers">Rob Clark's site</A>,
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<A HREF="http://walbran.org/sean/linux/stodolsk">our small resources page</A>,
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and the Linmodems.org
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<A HREF="http://linmodems.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi/1">mailing list archives</A>.
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General modem issues, such as IRQ settings and dialup scripts, are
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dealt with much more thoroughly in the more general
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html">Modem-HOWTO</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html">Serial-HOWTO</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/index.html">PPP-HOWTO</A>,
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and other related HOWTOs available at the
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">Linux Documentation Project</A> site and elsewhere.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Copyright (c) 2000,2001 by Sean Walbran, Marvin Stodolsky
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<P>Please freely copy and distribute (sell or give away) this document in
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any format. It's requested that corrections and/or comments be fowarded
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to the document maintainer. You may create a derivative work and distribute
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it provided that you:
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<UL>
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<LI>Send your derivative work (in the most suitable format such as
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sgml) to the LDP (Linux Documentation Project) or the like for posting
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on the Internet. If not the LDP, then let the LDP know where it is
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available.</LI>
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<LI>License the derivative work with this same license or use GPL.
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Include a copyright notice and at least a pointer to the license used.</LI>
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<LI>Give due credit to previous authors and major contributors.</LI>
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</UL>
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<P>
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<P>If you're considering making a derived work other than a translation,
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it's requested that you discuss your plans with the current maintainer.
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<P>
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A>
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</H2>
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<P>
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<P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. We disavow any
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potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the
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concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
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at your own risk.
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<P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted
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otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as
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affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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In particular, since the term "Winmodem" is a trademark of US Robotics/3Com,
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we use the term "winmodem" here as does Rob Clark: to be read as "Winmodems(tm),
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host-based modems, HCF-modems, HSP-modems, and all similar
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modem-like hardware." Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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<P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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<P>It are strongly recommended to make a backup of important and/or
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relevant files before any installation procedure.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Credits</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Most individual credits are given in the body of the text where appropriate.
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<P>A large amount of information contained in this document comes a variety
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of great sources such as
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<A HREF="http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html">Rob Clark's site</A>,
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the
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<A HREF="http://www.linmodems.org/">Linmodems.org</A>,
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mailing lists, and
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Werner Heuser's
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<A HREF="http://mobilix.org">Mobilix</A> pages.
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<P>Special thanks to Mark Spieth (mark(at)digivation.com.au) for
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discussions, advice, and multiple and ongoing contributions.
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<P>This document itself was created using the SGML HOWTO template
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created by Stein Gojen, as described in the
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/index.html">HOWTO-HOWTO</A>.
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site.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Updates and Corrections</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The most recent HTML version of this document is available at
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<A HREF="http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.html">http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.html</A>,
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as a single HTML file at
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<A HREF="http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto-all.html">http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto-all.html</A>,
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with source SGML at
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<A HREF="http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.sgml">http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.sgml</A>.
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<P>The old version of this document was getting huge and unwieldy, so this
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rewrite seemed necessary. To avoid the total loss of that information,
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a copy of the old version is maintained at
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<A HREF="http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto-old.html">http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto-old.html</A>.
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<P>Do you have a Linmodem which works, but is not described here? Are you
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developing a driver? Do you think something in this document is incorrect
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or misleading? Do you think that your or someone else's work has been
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used here but not appropriately credited? Please don't hesitate to
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email me at <CODE>sean(at)walbran.org</CODE> with corrections and suggestions.
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<P>
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