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It'd be a nice thing to do with a linmodem.

Oh goodness, there was never any question that 3Com is just another one of the corporates, looking then and now to make a (reasonably) honest, if not ultimately moral, buck. OTOH, there is a project at linmodems.org to get open-source drivers for these devices and make them useful under Linux, if not as modems, then as telephony interfaces for a variety of useful tasks. Hopefully, the pressure on the vendors to release drivers for these devices will build as Linux grows in popularity.

Call them the right thing, dear: they're linmodems. And I have very good reason to want to support them, but go read the page to see why. -russ

This is one of the FAQ on winmodems; if you do a search on Deja.com, you'll find the answer. Or, check out this site or this one.

So shut the hell up you stupid Troll.

Actually, you can try the LinModem site for information and preliminary code for getting your winmodem to do neat stuff under Linux.

There is a bit of code for Lucent based modems allowing you to do full duplex audio. There is also some code for a CL-MD5620DT (Cirrus Logic) which includes code for modem emulation.

What needs to be done is this:

1. Some sort of device for the modem which would allow it to be completely controlled (as in pick up the phone, hang up, send out this audio stream, receive an audio stream).
2. A modem emulation package with support for v.34, v.90 and all the other good standards.

Currently all of this is done in user-space. It would definitely be better to do #1 in kernel space with interrupts instead of polling.

There is already a modem emulator with 14.4 speed and DTMF dialing capability. The only thing it really needs is a bit more work to do v.90 and everything.

Dave.

Before you all spout that the modem in ThinkPad 600's will never work, know that Lucent Technologies' "winmodem" chipset now has a binary-only kernel module that works perfectly. It can be found at www.linmodems.org.

One down, just a few to go. HSP Modems... now there's a different story.

I've been to linmodems.org and the gist I got was that was that Lucent doesn't give a rip about the end user and probably couldn't be pressured into releasing a driver (or specs for us to write a driver) by us, the end users. Pressure to release a linux driver for their modems would have to come from their direct customer - the computer manufacturer - which would be Dell in this case.

HEY DELL! If you're reading this, how about giving Lucent a kick in the pants and releasing a linux driver or some specs for the LT Winmodem in your notebooks? I'll buy more of your products if you do.

That link is linmodems.org. They seem to have given up on data connections using the things, instead relegating them to digital telephones.

Linmodems.org.

See the Linmodems site for more details.
-russ

You obviously didn't bother to check the link. Here it is again.

http://linmodems.org

Don't think of them as just modems. Because they currently do not work in Linux doesn't mean they're crap. WinModems have many possibilities.

http://linmodems.org

No, of course a Linux user wouldn't bother with winmodem. However, at $17 it makes a very servicable telephony interface, particularly when it comes with a full-duplex speakerphone. There's more information on the Linmodems page.
-russ