Modem does not show up in YAST->Networking->Modems
It shows up under lsusb as a
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 047e:2892 Agere Systems, Inc. (Lucent) Systems Soft Modem
From looking around, it seems that this is a “winmodem” and apparently these winmodems do not comply to some sort of standard interface - they require their own special drivers.
Would getting it to work be impossible or way more trouble than its worth or is there some easy stuff to try here?
Why would you want to use a 56k connection when there is ubiquitous wifi and cell coverage? It will be a bit of work, but it is possible. I had a PCI WinModem working back in OpenSuse 8.2 or 9.0. You should start here:
And if you really must use a 56k modem, I’m sure that you can find one that is not a WinModem. IIRC, there is also one that connects via ethernet - that also might be easier to setup.
Good luck! (And report back if you get it to work!)
quantamm wrote:
> Why would you want to use a 56k connection when there is ubiquitous wifi
> and cell coverage?
could be the questioner does not live in your neighborhood, city,
country…maybe?
i don’t know where you live, but i am absolutely certain that neither
wifi nor cell coverage is ubiquitous in VAST areas of this wide world…
if you think wifi and cell coverage is available in all locals where
openSUSE linux is use, think again!
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Sure, but there are very few places where you must use dialup. I’m just asking if he’s considered:
-cable
-dsl
-wimax
-satellite
-Internet over powerlines
-microwave
-celluar modem
-carrier pigeon 
Because any and all of these will be both faster and easier to setup than a USB winmodem in Linux.
The answer to the mystery is… Fax.
And yes, the alternative is to simply buy a fax machine or a modem that is advertised to work with linux. But since I already have this one…
From the looking around I’ve done so far most of the relevant links are broken. I’ll probably look a bit more later.
Interesting. There are a number of email-to-fax services out there. While it might not be ideal, it’s another option.
It would be easier to just give up on the Winmodem and find a hardware-based
modem on ebay or some PC shop with spare used parts. The nicer US Robotics
modems have always worked well for me. The hardware-based modems are usually
larger than the Winmodems and take a little bit of a load off of your CPU as
well whether you’re running Windows or Linux. New ones are still expensive;
used ones are cheap.
There are plenty of places in the USA where dialup is the only affordable
option. I keep my Linux-compatible modem for this reason.
quantamm wrote:
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> NickR7;2189914 Wrote:
>> The answer to the mystery is… Fax.
>>
>> And yes, the alternative is to simply buy a fax machine or a modem that
>> is advertised to work with linux. But since I already have this one…
>
> Interesting. There are a number of email-to-fax services out there.
> While it might not be ideal, it’s another option.
>
>
Oops. I just noticed the “USB” part of your subject. Disregard my post.
quantamm wrote:
>
> NickR7;2189914 Wrote:
>> The answer to the mystery is… Fax.
>>
>> And yes, the alternative is to simply buy a fax machine or a modem that
>> is advertised to work with linux. But since I already have this one…
>
> Interesting. There are a number of email-to-fax services out there.
> While it might not be ideal, it’s another option.
>
>