Re: Serial Modem and Old Serial Mouse

From: bob prohaska (bp_at_imln8.berkeley.edu)
Date: 05/24/04 

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 02:57:09 +0000 (UTC)

Robert McIntosh <mcintoshrt@comcast.net> wrote:
> I've solved the problem and surprised I didn't see it sooner. The
> system had a modem installed in the box in a PCI slot. THAT modem is a
> winmodem. I removed it, rebooted, and now the Sportster 568600 is
> communicating with FBSD over a serial cable.

I believe you'll find that _all_ external modems are hardware, not to say
compatible, but these days most are. Getting them configured can be a bear
and a half 8-), however.

In any case, glad you got it working. I've a pair of old 33.6 sportsters
that generally stay up until the plug is pulled.

bob

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