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From: Alan secker <alan@asandco.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Kermit
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:08:27 +0000
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ERACC wrote:
> 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)
Thank you
Alan