Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2008-02-03 20:16:57, schrieb Pantor: > Hi lads, > > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > Any suggestions, advices, please. What is the output of:lspci Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Mirko Parthey
On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > Any suggestions, advices, please. > > Regards. > Andrius Check out http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/ and run the scanmodem tool provided there - it should produce useful

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 09:25:02AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > Besides, what's to stop a big surge from arcing over the damaged > external modem circuits, down the RS-232 cable and onto the mobo? Impedence. Inductance down thin wires over a long distance. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 10:02:42AM +, Pantor wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > >On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: > > > > >>Or provide yourself with a fax facility. > > > >Especially handy if tied up with an LPD spool. Makes someone's fax > >machine as easy as th

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread John Hasler
Paul Johnson wrote: > Unless you run the phone line thru a surge suppressor. Doesn't always help. The problem is usually a difference of potential between the phone line and the power line under lightning fault conditions. Ron Johnson writes: > Oh, yeah, because phone line surge suppressors neve

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Christopher Judd
On Monday 04 February 2008, Ron Johnson wrote: > ... > I wouldn't know. It's been a long time since I've used a modem... > > Besides, what's to stop a big surge from arcing over the damaged > external modem circuits, down the RS-232 cable and onto the mobo? > Which is exactly what happened t

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/08 09:13, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Feb 4, 2008 6:30 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 02/04/08 07:47, John Hasler wrote: >>> Ron Johnson writes: The USR 5610C is an internal "hard" modem. And because it's internal, th

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Paul Johnson
On Feb 4, 2008 6:30 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 02/04/08 07:47, John Hasler wrote: > > Ron Johnson writes: > >> The USR 5610C is an internal "hard" modem. And because it's internal, > >> there's no need for extra wires, a wall-wart power supplies, etc. > > > > Because it is ins

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/08 07:47, John Hasler wrote: > Ron Johnson writes: >> The USR 5610C is an internal "hard" modem. And because it's internal, >> there's no need for extra wires, a wall-wart power supplies, etc. > > Because it is inside your computer it also p

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread John Hasler
Ron Johnson writes: > The USR 5610C is an internal "hard" modem. And because it's internal, > there's no need for extra wires, a wall-wart power supplies, etc. Because it is inside your computer it also provides extra opportunities for lightning damage. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/08 06:18, Russell L. Harris wrote: > * Pantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080204 04:07]: >> Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >>> On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: >>> > Or provide yourself with a fax facility. >>> Especiall

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Pantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080204 04:07]: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: >> > >>> Or provide yourself with a fax facility. >> >> Especially handy if tied up with an LPD spool. Makes someone's fax >> machine as easy as the printer be

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/08 04:02, Pantor wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: >> > >>> Or provide yourself with a fax facility. >> >> Especially handy if tied up with an LPD spool. Makes someone's fax >>

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-04 Thread Pantor
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: > Or provide yourself with a fax facility. Especially handy if tied up with an LPD spool. Makes someone's fax machine as easy as the printer beside you. Doug. That is allright, but how to make modem w

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 08:28:06AM +0900, David Palmer wrote: > > Or provide yourself with a fax facility. Especially handy if tied up with an LPD spool. Makes someone's fax machine as easy as the printer beside you. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread David Palmer
A. F. Cano wrote: On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 04:14:16PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions, advices, please. Use it to dialup into the internet l

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread A. F. Cano
On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 04:14:16PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: > > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > > Any suggestions, advices, please. > > Use it to dialup into the internet like real people :) Or,

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Pantor
Paul Johnson wrote: On Feb 3, 2008 12:16 PM, Pantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions, advices, please. Is it really a modem, or is it a sound board with the incorrect connectors? That does make a difference, the l

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Pantor
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions, advices, please. Use it to dialup into the internet like real people :) (Duck). --- Use it to dial into your other box's mode

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > Any suggestions, advices, please. Use it to dialup into the internet like real people :) (Duck). --- Use it to dial into your other box's modem when you change houses

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Feb 3, 2008 12:16 PM, Pantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > Any suggestions, advices, please. Is it really a modem, or is it a sound board with the incorrect connectors? That does make a difference, the latter are often mark

Re: Modem in Debian

2008-02-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:16:57PM +, Pantor wrote: > Hi lads, > > there is a modem plugged to PCI slot and no idea what to do with it. > Any suggestions, advices, please. Most modems require a propritary driver to work (or maybe some will work ith the alsa driver?) A good starting point wou