[ale] Modem help

[Bob Dallis]

The RedHat site indicates that the Lucent Venus chipset emulates a UART and is
compatible with Linux.  To see exactly what is required to use this modem, do a
support search at Redhat (http://www.redhat.com/cgi-bin/support?search) and
look for lucent.  Their information specifically identifies the Actiontec
PM560LK.  The RedHat site specifies the step by step process for using this
modem with Linux.



Prasanna Subash wrote:

> Hi all,
>     I am buying a new system and would like to buy a  modem. I saw a Lucent
> Chipset Actiontech modem that claims that it can support Linux at
> Microcenter. However its a PCI modem. Can someone tell me whether this modem
> will really work as ppl generally advice me to buy a full hardware ISA modem
> to use with Linux. Wouldnt using a PCI modem( provided Linux supports it )
> be lot faster than using an ISA one ?
>
> Prasanna Subash
> Manhattan Associates, Inc
> Phone: 770 955 5533 x 1047
> psubash at manhattanassociates.com