On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 19:57 +0100, Gavin Henry wrote: > > So unless someone has a good idea how to get the modem in either of > > these boxes to talk with Linux I'm planning on rebooting the FC3 box > > into Windows and setting it up there. Less reliable I know but I know > > it can talk to the modem. > > > > Mike > > > > BTW, as a reference I saw that a modem like the Intel one sells for $12 > > with Windows drivers & extra goodies. > > Just grab a 3Com U.S Robotics 56K one off of ebay. > I missed the beginning of this thread, but I had my FC1 box setup as a dial-in server with a 3Com hardware modem. You will not see any great speeds though (around 22k IIRC), as an ordinary modem cannot operate at anywhere near 56k when dialing *into* it. It takes special equipment that an isp would have. I remember finding something on this in the modem howto on TLDP. Travis Fraser
