After searching a long time for a modem that really worked under Linux, I finally found one. I installed it, and I’m posting this entry from Mandrake Linux 9.2, on Mozilla.
Although it took me sometime to configure it, everything went well. Nothing that a few Google searches couldn’t solve. The connection speed the modem is reporting now seems to be slower than that of the former modem, but in the tests I made I didn’t notice any real difference. Maybe the old modem didn’t report the real speed, but in fact the maximum possible speed. Anyway, I’m connected now.
Now I just need to properly install a good distro (probably Red Hat 9) and copy all my data to it. This change had been in my plans for a long time, but the lack of a good modem prevented it. Since it’s impossible to get broadband where I live, I was pretty much limited in my use of Linux. Well, the problems have been solved now.
From now on, the future is open.
Ronaldo,
Just out of curiosity, which modem did you end up using?
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Kev.
It’s a 3COM 2976 (3CP-2976-50), which is usually OEM but can be found here in Brazil in online auction sites. I bought it from a co-worker though.
Better still why not Gentoo or Sorcerer ?
Gentoo sounds like a good distro but I never installed it, and I’d rather have a running system as quickly as possible. I need, however, to buy a new HD to try all those interesting distros out there.
Never heard of Sorcerer. Is it good for a development system?