A Cheap PCI Dialup Modem?

Brandon Sandrowicz brandon-77Z/iqU1yLlrovVCs/uTlw at public.gmane.org
Fri Jul 21 14:28:39 UTC 2006


On Jul 21, 2006, at 7:19 AM, Meng Cheah wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a cheap PCI dialup modem that will work with  
> Windows 2000, XP and Linux?
> And also where to get it.
>
> I was at Factory Direct and saw a $15 56K PCI modem (LU5600, what  
> that means) which claimed Windows 2000, XP and Linux compatibility.  
> Does anyone have any experience with it?
>
> My friend's daughter has an AOpen ITU/2 which works with Knoppix.
> She is also using Windows 2000 with which she has problems getting  
> the modem to work.
> She wants to upgrade to Windows XP for which AOpen has no drivers  
> for the ITU/2 (I've checked the website).
> Dialup is the only option available. Bell confirms that the only  
> available highspeed is via satellite.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Meng Cheah
>
>
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I found this:
http://www.littlest.co.uk/support/creative_usb_modem_linux_guide.html

You can apparently get that Creative USB Modem working under Linux,  
but a quick search revealed prices around $40-$50.
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