Linux Gurus! What are the chances for this...

[caddmannq]

...USB modem to work in Linux?
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=WS-5614UVSG

[pbharris]

hey cadd,
my 1 st guess would to be to use this driver
ftp://ftp.smlink.com/Update/linux/unsupported/
chipset is said to be from smlink per:
http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/usblist.html

if i could i would go with a modem with known linux supprt - USB vendors can (and must!) through thier own IDs into USB endpoints and that driver may look for a smlink ID

[mickwish]

Here's a link to a USB modem known to work in Linux - this store ONLY has known-to-work-in-linux hardware!

http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/item/AM5050

Cheers
Mick

[caddmannq]

Hey! Thanks guys!

That's speedy service!

[CMonster]

mickwish -ack! $182 for a 56K modem (usb) for Linux? ... I can get fully compatible 56K external serial modems for Linux all day long for $60 - $80

caddmannq - nothing in the link indicates Linux compatibility

[mickwish]

CMonster - it's an Aussie site, so that'd be AUS$


Not sure if Netcomm have any US distributors

now there's a turn-around

Cheers
Mick

[linux_guru]

Yeah, 1 Aussie dollar buys around 0.55 US dollar.