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From: ERACC <junkmail@eracc.com>
Organization: ERA Computer Consulting
Subject: Re: Kermit
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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 13:27:56 -0600
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 11:02:27 +0000, Alan Secker wrote:
> I want to prove that my winmodem is working so that I can use it to fax
> out. I have tried various ways without success. Then I read about Kermit
> but configuring that and installing it seems to present more problems
> than it solves.
Get a real modem ... problem solved. More info below.
> Has anyone succeeded in running this program
Yes. Often.
> or perhaps better still can tell me the correct syntax to send AT
> commands to the /dev/ttyS0 port?
If you want "free" use minicom. Kermit Project sells a book that has
all the commands in it. It is how they continue to fund development.
If you really want free information about kermit try asking in the
comp.protocols.kermit.misc news group. The kermit developers hang out
in there and may give you the answer you seek. That group added to
this message to help you along.
Standard "winmodem" include file:
You've asked a FAQ so I'm posting a "pre-recorded" message. It's only
fair. :-) Your post is either about "what modem do I use?" or about
the notorious "winmodems" aka "losemodems".
If you need a new modem or are pulling out hair trying to get that
"losemodem" working try MultiTech's MT56* line of external, hardware
modems:
http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/Families/MultiModemZDX/
http://www.multitech.com/PARTNERS/Families/MultiModemZDX/compatibility.asp
http://www.multitech.com/NEWS/Families/MultiModemZDX/Reviews.asp
We've had great success with these at our clients that use *n?x and
OS/2 systems. You can find these at several online stores as well as
your local computer resellers. These are a mid-range price at a
little over $100. FYI, "low end" modems are usually under $100 and
"high end" modems are usually over $200.
Another modem brand with which we've had success and that is less
expensive than the MultiTech brand (for you cheapskate types :-) is
Zoom. Specifically their V.92 Model 3049. See this URL:
http://www.zoom.com/products/dial_up_external_serial.html
More information about modems can be found in the modem section of
"The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO" at tldp.org:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO/modems.html
Read it, especially parts 7.3 and 7.4. Then go and start reading here
for a gritty and humorous treatise of internal vs external modems:
http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/#internalmodem
For information on many modems pre-tested with Linux see this:
http://65.70.147.202:8080/gromitkc/winmodem.html
*or*
http://www.devidal.tv/~chris/winmodems/
Note that the above info *does not* just cover "losemodems". Many
real modems appear in the "Big List" there. Real, external, serial
modems will work pretty much anywhere a modem is needed.
If you *insist* on using a "losemodem" then see this site:
http://www.linmodems.org/
May the PC gods have mercy on you.
Gene (e-mail: gene \a\t eracc \d\o\t com)
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