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Finding Modem Troubleshooting Resources

Table 13-2 provides a reference for finding and troubleshooting modems to work in Linux.

Table 13-2: Linux Modem Reference Table

Description

Location

Information on Modems Supported in Linux

Winmodems are not modems; Linux information page

http://start.at/modem

A Linmodem support page

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il

Linux Winmodem Support

www.linmodems.org

Linux on Laptops (Search laptops by model to view modem support)

www.linux-on-laptops.com

Linmodems discussion forum

Send e-mail to: discuss@linuxmodems.org. Mailer should show your reply address. Leave subject and text fields empty. View discussion forum by thread here:

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-third/threads.html

Sites Claiming to Get winmodems Working in Linux (Including Some Fedora or Earlier Red Hat distros)

LTmodem Drivers for Linux (For Lucent Apollo-ISA and Mars-PCI chipsets)

www.heby.de/ltmodem

www.sfu.ca/~cth/ltmodem/dists/redhat

ACP Modem Driver for Linux (For IBM ThinkPad 600, 600E, and 700 with Mwave chipset)

www-124.ibm.com/acpmodem

PCTEL modem for Linux (for Via, Asus, CM8x, Sis, PCT, and AMR modems. Includes patch for Fedora)

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux

SmartLink (for HAMR5600, SmartRiserSG; SmartPCI56; SmartUSB56; others under AC'97/MC97 controllers)

ftp.smlink.com/linux/unsupported/

Linuxant-Linux drivers for Conexant chipsets (RPMs up to Red Hat 9 available for HCF and HSF softmodems)

www.linuxant.com/drivers

Troubleshooting Modems

AT command set (available from many sites; here are a few)

www.modemhelp.net/basicatcommand.shtml

http://namesis.lonestar.org/reference/telecom/modems

www.modem.com/general/extendat.html

http://supportmech.virtualave.net/at-command.htm

AT command set "S" registers

www.dataip.co.uk/Reference/ATSRegisters.php

Redhat PPP List (forum for discussing setting up dial-up networking)

www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-ppp-list


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