Re: [aclug-L] 2 quick questions

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it's PCI PnP, then I'll bet you $300 it's a winmodem.  I was just this
week made aware of the first non-winmodem PCI cards I've ever seen.

What chipset does your modem use?


On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, gLaNDix wrote:

> um...  it's a PCI PnP card, not ISA...  any ideas now?
> 
> jesse
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [aclug-L] 2 quick questions
> 
> 
> >On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 05:10:01PM -0500, gLaNDix wrote:
> >> 2 quick questions:
> >>
> >> 1.) how do i go about getting my PnP 56k modem working in linux...  i've
> got
> >> it working in NT, but would really like it in linux, too...  it's a
> Viking
> >> 56k modem (NON-winmodem)...
> >
> >If it were me I would see if you can turn off the PnP feature on the
> >modem and just configure it has a standard serial port. Some PnP
> >modems have a jumper that will do that. If you can't do that then you
> >need to use isapnp (I assume it is an ISA card). You probably want to
> >look at the Plug-and-Play HOWTO:
> >
> >http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Plug-and-Play-HOWTO.html
> >
> >Basicly you need to run the command:
> >
> > pnpdump > isapnp.conf
> >
> >That will create a isapnp.conf file which you may have to edit a bit
> >to get the setting right. You put that file in /etc. Then you need to
> >run the isapnp utility at startup to configure the device.
> >
> >I did the above with a Sound Blaster AWE 64 and it worked okay. You
> >might look at that HOWTO for some information as well.
> >
> >
> >> 2.) i noticed on many / all 56k modem boxes it says we are limited to
> only
> >> getting 53kb/sec by the FCC or something....  what's up w/ that?  if that
> is
> >> the limit, why make 56k cards?  why not 53k cards?
> >
> >The modem technology works up to 56K, but to do so it must generate a
> >signal that exceeds the power limits set by the FCC. To get within
> >those regulations you ideally will connect at 53K. Actually you will
> >be lucky to connect that fast. 56K is a myth :-)
> >
> >
> >> jesse
> >>
> >
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