[hblug] Win Modem Help

[Jim Tittsler]

On 5/21/07, Christopher Love <c_a_love at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> running except my 56k dial up Win modem, heres the spec's;
>
> Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC   (also known as Agere
> Systems PCI WinModem)

While you could well have a WinModem, a Realtek 8139 really is an
Ethernet NIC not a modem.  (`lspci` can help you enumerate the devices
on your PCI bus.)

And yes, an external modem is the low hassle way to go.

Jim