leasing linux laptops

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 06:00:13AM -0400, Scott Allen wrote:
> Well, at home I'm strictly on dial-up so a functioning modem would be 
> somewhat important to me. Since most laptops don't include a serial 
> port these days, using an external modem becomes more complicated, 
> not to mention inconvenient.
> 
> Some ISPs offer a fixed amount of dial-up time. This can be used to 
> get you by if your high speed link is having temporary problems.

The most reliable way to get a modem to work with linux on a laptop is
to get a good old fashioned PCMCIA modem that works with Linux.  The T61
has both a PCMCIA and an expresscard slot, much to my surprise.

> In a business environment, the ability to send the occasional fax 
> might be useful.
> 
> The winmodem in my Thinkpad T22, which has a Lucent chipset, works 
> fine with Linux.
> 
> For the T61, it's possible that the following drivers may work (but 
> for all the features, you would have to pay):
> <http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/>

Certainly some people say that it does in fact work.  So there is a way
to make it work (14.4 modem for free, 56k and fax for $20).  It also
qualifies as not supported by linux in my mind.  If I needed a modem I
would go find a pcmcia modem.

I guess for a laptop an external modem + usb serial port is just a bit
on the inconvinient side. :)

-- 
Len Sorensen
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