Re: USR Sportster PnP + Linux: Does it work?

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From: George S. Thompson
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:54

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Hey Paul

	I use a the U.S. Robotics (Sportster) 28800 and I run it under Linux
and Windows 95 with no problem.  It fits all my needs.  Before I
bought it I did some reading about it and found everything to be true.
I recommend it.  

George
Damian Trybus <dtrybus@mustang.uwo.ca> wrote:

>Paul S Secinaro wrote:
>> 
>> I will probably be buying a US Robotics Sportster 28.8 internal modem
>> soon (found it on sale for $150 and got a rain check), and I'm
>> wondering if anyone has had any problems with this device under Linux?
>> I ask because USR now advertises that this modem has Plug 'n Play
>> capability, and I've heard that Linux has problems with some PnP
>> devices like network cards.  My gut feeling is that it's probably not
>> a big deal, but has anyone actually used one of the newer USR's with
>> Linux?

>I am using a PnP Supra Express 28.8 with no problems under Linux.
>Win 95 configured the modem to be on com3 and use IRQ10.  Since it is
>not the standard setup under Linux I had to play with the setserial
>commnad and now everything is running fine.

>Good Luck

>Damian

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