> > Can I ask your help how to set-up my modem using the RED HAT 6.2
> built-in
> > modem driver  (if available)?
> >
> If it is a "Winmodem", your chances are poor :-(. The safest solution is
> to
> use an external modem. I've not heard about the external "Winmodem"
> (however
> maybe someone has built one). AFAIK the Winmodems do not contain the DSP
> software coded in EEPROM. It is loaded by the driver. And because it is
> copyrighted, there is no way to write a free Linux driver for such a
> beast.
>
> BTW. Avoid the "Winhardware" if you are not going to be limited to M$
> "operating systems". Before buying any hardware, check if:
> a) the vendor provides the technical info necessary for writing a driver
>    for this HW.
> b) exists the free&open source drivers for this HW.
>
>                               Wojciech M. Zabolotny
>
>
All external USB modems that I know of are controllerless i.e. Winmodems.  I
have not yet seen a controllerless modem that uses a stadard serial port.

Mike

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