Re: [aclug-L] PNP

[Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winmodem = $40 - $50  Real modem = $50  - $60 retail. I don't see the
point in the increased load.

On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Bob Deep wrote:

> Wayne White wrote:
> > 
> > Last night I had a chance to visit CompUSA. Looking at
> > Ethernet cards I observed that every card that they stock
> > was plug and pray. I am aware that pnp can be problematic
> > under Linux, particularly with sound cards and modems. How
> > well does Linux handle pnp 10BaseT cards? Is non pnp a
> > requirement in a Linux box for ethernet cards?
> 
> Assuming that your card of choice has a driver that can be built as a
> module, pnp should not be too much of a problem with current kernel
> versions.  There are tools to setup PNP cards, and I beleive that kernel
> support for PNP is on the way soon.
> 
> Sound cards can be a problem if they are not hardware compatialbe with
> SB.  Mine has some funny things you have to load into internal registers
> to get it to work.  I still have not compleatly figured out how to do
> this...  I may just buy a SB and call it quits...
> 
> Modems, are usually not a problem unless they are not full modems like
> winmodems are.  If the modem's interface is a typical UART it will work
> as far as I know...  But don't bet the farm on that.  Those dang
> winmodems are going to be a real problem for Linux users soon.  It's
> hard to swallow having to pay $100 for a real modem when you see new
> winmodems going for $45...  I wonder how many folks realize that they
> just added more load to their processor with that cheap modem?  You know
> that these winmodems are going to be more popular just due to the lower
> price.
> 
> Network cards, if they are emulating some standard card, should work. 
> If you are unsure, don't buy a card (or be sure you can still take it
> back) until you check to see it will work.  Even if you have to look in
> the network driver directory to find out, it should be fairly easy to
> confirm a card will work or not.  (Although some of the newer cards seem
> to be supported, but are not fully working yet.)
> 
> -= bob =-
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