Hi, I'd opt for the pcmcia interface modem since that will save you power and cabling issues.
I've previously tried Xircom and 3COM cards with Linux without any issues. Michael. --- Panos Platon Tsapralis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I am planning to buy an external analog (PSTN) modem > for my HP laptop > system (since I have not been able to use the > embedded one under Linux, > despite my hard efforts and searching during the > last few weeks...). > > I currently have two choices: a USR model > (US-Robotics V.92 56k) and a > Zoom one with similar specs. > > Are there any recommendations (by members of this > newsgroup) against or > towards either one? Is the USB interface of these > modems supported by > Red Hat 8.0 or should I opt for the serial > interface? Anything special, > that I should watch for or take care of, during > installation & use? > > Many thanks in advance, > -- > Panos Platon Tsapralis, > Software Engineer, > SAP-R/3 specialist, ABAP/4 developer, > registered Linux user #305894, > Mozilla (Rel.1.3) on RedHat Linux (Rel.8.0), > Athens, GREECE, > cell-phone No. +306946462857, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list