What modems work with Ubuntu?

[Carroll Grigsby]

Chanchao wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-02-05 at 22:44 -0500, Charles E "RIck" Taylor IV wrote:
> 
> I'm currently unable to use Ubuntu at home because I only have a dialup
> connection there.  My modem does not work with Ubuntu, so I thought I'd
> just buy a new one.  However anywhere I looked in a big IT/computer mall
> I only found cheapo Winmodems. 
> 
> Do old fashioned modems still exist?  Would an Apple shop be a good
> place to look?   Do un-winmodems exist that are USB, not Serial because
> not all my computers even have serial ports anymore?
> 
> Cheers,
> Chanchao
> 
> 

Chanchao:
Some winmodems do work with Ubuntu; the details can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DialupModemHowto

Another good site (mentioned in the wiki) is:
www.linmodems.org

Yes, you can still get real modems, at least here in the US, where they 
can be found in the office supply stores. If at all possible, get an 
external serial port modem if you can. They Just Work. There are also 
some PCI modems that will work, but they require some configuration.

Sorry, but I've never dealt with a USB modem. (But I do have an old ISA 
slot internal modem still working on my second computer. I'd still be 
using it on this computer but ISA slots disappeared from the market some 
time ago.)

-- cmg