[ILUG] getting online

[Eugene O'Leary]

I have the same type of modem on my Dell machine. I contacted Dell and they
sent me a driver but it still would not work.
I then bought an Elsa Microlink 56k modem from Maplin's in Jervis St. (
Dublin ) for £56. It works great with Linux and if I use it with Windows, I
get a download speed of 44,600kps. I could only get a little over 33,000kps
with the internal modem. It is a good buy. Just connect it to the COM 1 port
at the back of your PC; switch on the power and Linux will detect it
immediately. You do not need to install the drivers which are supplied on a
floppy. (Unless you are going to use Windows of course.) If you have any
further questions, just contactact me at eugeneo at esatclear.ie


Regards,
Eugene O'Leary.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steffen Higel" <higels at tcd.ie>
To: <ilug at linux.ie>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ILUG] getting online


> On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 08:00:18PM +0000, Vincent Cunniffe articulated:
> > > modem type: MDP3900V-W modem
> > > Port:com2
> > > Max speed: 115200
> > > Input/Output range: 02F8-02FF
> > >         Thanks
> >
> > Is this internal or external, btw?
>
> The mdp modems are the modems that Dell include as standard in their
> machines nowadays. They are software modems, but Dell have in the past
> released Linux (well, Red Hat) drivers for the USR Winmodems, so a look
> through their site might well turn something up.
>
> -s
>