[Techtalk] PC card modem/non-powered external modem wanted

[Elwing]

See if you can find one of the old 3com and/or Xircom PCMCIA modems -  
they work well under Linux.  eBay of old equipment may be your best  
option :(

Elwing


On Jun 20, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Carla Schroder wrote:

> I need a nice PCMCIA modem for my Thinkpad that actually works on  
> Linux, which
> the freakin' built-in modem by the great Big Blue Friend of the  
> Penguin does
> not. (Yes, I am bitter and whiny, sheesh, how hard it is to use a  
> compatible
> chip fer gosh sakes. Lamerz.) I have googled and perused and am  
> dazed and
> confused. Supposedly Lucent winmodems have Linux drivers, but then  
> I have
> seen articles where they do not perform well.
>
> Or, an external serial or USB modem that does not require a  
> separate power
> supply would work too. My power here is flaky to the extreme, so I  
> am getting
> laptop batteries and a modem so I can keep working when the power  
> fails.
>
> Any suggestions?  thankee!
>
> Carla
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