[Soekris] PCI Modem for Console Access on net 4801

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Most people seem to be doing as Mike suggested and finding an older  
modem card that really has all the guts in hardware. Even some of the  
externals have gone the Winmodem route these days ....

Bob


On Aug 10, 2007, at 7:01 AM, Heather Lockridge wrote:

> Oops,
>
> I was planning on running Linux and was hoping to have this modem  
> allow me to get console or tty  access via a dial-up.  I'd rather  
> not have to use an external modem and connect it by cable to the  
> built in console port.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bob Camp <soekris at cq.nu>
> To: soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2007 6:50:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Soekris] PCI Modem for Console Access on net 4801
>
>
> Hi
>
> A *lot* of modem cards these days are "win modems". Most of the real
> processing is on the driver side rather than in hardware. That's
> going to make doing this a little tough.
>
> What OS are you planning to use? It may make a difference in terms of
> what drivers are or are not functional.
>
> Bob
>
> On Aug 9, 2007, at 4:01 PM, Heather Lockridge wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm a Soekris newbie,
>>
>> Has anyone used a modem card plugged into the PCI slot on a net4801
>> to get console access via POTS?  If so, what card?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Heather
>>
>>
>>
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