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<H2><A NAME="s20">20.</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20">Other Sources of Information</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss20.1">20.1</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.1">Misc</A>
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<LI>man pages for: <CODE>agetty(8)</CODE>, <CODE>getty(1m)</CODE>, <CODE>gettydefs(5)</CODE>,
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<CODE>init(1)</CODE>, <CODE>isapnp(8)</CODE>, <CODE>login(1)</CODE>, <CODE>mgetty(8)</CODE>,
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<CODE>setserial(8)</CODE></LI>
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<LI>Your modem manual (if it exists). Some modems come without manuals.</LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="ftp://scicom.alphacdc.com/pub/linux/">Serial Suite</A> by Vern Hoxie is a collection of blurbs about the care and
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feeding of the Linux serial port plus some simple programs.</LI>
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<LI>The Linux serial mailing list. To subscribe, send email to
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<CODE>
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<A HREF="mailto:majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu">majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu</A></CODE>, with
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``<CODE>subscribe linux-serial</CODE>'' in the message body. If you
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send ``<CODE>help</CODE>'' in the message body, you get a help
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message. The server also serves many other Linux lists. Send
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the ``<CODE>lists</CODE>'' command for a list of mailing lists.</LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss20.2">20.2</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.2">Books</A>
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<P> I've been unable to find a good up-to-date book on modems.
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<LI>The Complete Modem Reference by Gilbert Held, 1997.
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Contains too much info about obsolete topics. More up-to-date info
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may be found on the Internet.</LI>
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<LI>Modems For Dummies by Tina Rathbone, 1996. (Have never seen it.)</LI>
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<LI>The Modem Technical Guide by Douglas Anderson, 1996.</LI>
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<LI>Ultimate Modem Handbook by Cass R. Lewart, 1998.</LI>
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<LI> Black, Uyless D.: Physical Layer Interfaces & Protocols, IEEE
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Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, CA, 1996.</LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss20.3">20.3</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.3">HOWTOs</A>
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<LI>Cable-Modem mini-howto</LI>
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<LI> SuSE ISDN Howto (not a LDP Howto)
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<A HREF="http://sol.parkland.cc.il.us/sdb/en/html/isdn.html">http://sol.parkland.cc.il.us/sdb/en/html/isdn.html</A> or
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<A HREF="http://brenner.chemietechnik.uni-dortmund.de/doc/sdb/en/html/isdn.html">http://brenner.chemietechnik.uni-dortmund.de/doc/sdb/en/html/isdn.html</A></LI>
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<LI>Linux-Modem-Sharing mini-howto. Computers on a network share
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a single modem for dial-out (like a shared printer).</LI>
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<LI>Modems-HOWTO: In French (Not used in creating this Modem-HOWTO)</LI>
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<LI>NET-3-4-HOWTO: all about networking, including SLIP, CSLIP, and PPP</LI>
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<LI>PPP-HOWTO: help with PPP including modem set-up</LI>
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<LI> Serial-HOWTO has info on Multiport Serial Cards used for
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terminals, etc. Covers the serial port in more detail than in this
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HOWTO.</LI>
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<LI>Serial-Programming-HOWTO: for some aspects of serial-port programming</LI>
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<LI>Text-Terminal-HOWTO: (including connecting up with modems)</LI>
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<LI>UUCP-HOWTO: for information on setting up UUCP</LI>
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</UL>
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</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss20.4">20.4</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.4">Usenet newsgroups</A>
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<UL>
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<LI> comp.os.linux.answers; FAQs, How-To's, READMEs, etc. about Linux.</LI>
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<LI> comp.os.linux.hardware; Hardware compatibility with the
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Linux operating system.</LI>
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<LI> comp.os.linux.setup; Linux installation and system administration.</LI>
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<LI> comp.dcom.modems; Modems for all OS's</LI>
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</P>
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<H2><A NAME="modem_list"></A> <A NAME="ss20.5">20.5</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.5">Old Modem Database on Internet </A>
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<P>Rob Clark had a huge database of modems but it doesn't seem to have
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been maintained since 2003. The website URLs have changed many times.
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Right now (mid 2006), it seems that only these two mirrors work:</P>
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<A HREF="http://64.126.95.102:8080/gromitkc/winmodem.html#Database">Modem List mirror1</A><BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.devidal.tv/~chris/winmodems/">Modem List mirror2</A></P>
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<H2><A NAME="web_sites"></A> <A NAME="ss20.6">20.6</A> <A HREF="Modem-HOWTO.html#toc20.6">Other Web Sites </A>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://serial.sourceforge.net/">Linux Serial Driver home page</A> Includes info about support for PCI modems.</LI>
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<LI>Hayes AT modem commands
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<A HREF="http://www-dcg.fnal.gov/Net/HYSTRM20.TXT">Technical Reference for Hayes (tm) Modem Users</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/cis3600/analogfw/analogat.htm">AT Command Set and Register Summary for Analog Modem Modules (Cisco)</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.zoltrix.com/support_html/modem/USEMODEM.HTM">Controlling your Modem with AT Commands</A></LI>
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<LI>Modem FAQs:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://modemfaq.home.att.net/">Navas 28800-56K Modem FAQ</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.net-boy.com">Curt's High Speed Modem Page</A></LI>
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<LI> Much info on 56k modems
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<A HREF="http://modemsite.com/56k/">56k Modem = v.Unreliable</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.56k.com/links/Modem_Manufacturers/">Links to modem manufacturers</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://modems.rosenet.net/">More Links to modem manufacturers</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF=" http://search.fcc.gov/"> http://search.fcc.gov/</A> name="Search for
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manufacturer by FCC ID"></LI>
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