Thank you guys!
I am looking for a new modem. Unfortunately is it hard to find

your suggested ones in Sweden...
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 09:51:14AM -0700, Matthew Clarke wrote:

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> Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:21:35AM +0200, Raimo Niskanen may have written:

>

> > Hi all!

> >

> > I have an old laptop on whith I want to use ppp

> > to connect to Internet, using a PCMCIA modem

> > 3Com 3CXM756 "Global GSM & Cellular Modem PC Card"

> >

> > First, I _think_ it shows up as /dev/cua03. In

> > dmsg it pops up as device pccom3, and when trying

> > with tip it appears that while the card is in

> > it fails as described below, while the card is

> > out it fails with "device not configured".

> >

> > Nevertheless. ppp, minicom and tip all try to

> > send AT commands but get no responses, as

> > it appears. I do not see any logs, almost.

> > ppp says it does ATZ^M and waits for OK

> > which does not happen. minicom and tip

> > try to dial and say it fails.

> >

> > Have you got any tip on how to troubleshoot this

> > card, or does anyone know this card is a dead end

> > and can name a proper serial line, USB or PCMCIA

> > modem that is known to work?

>

> I don't know anything about that 3Com card.  If you can't get it working,

> I do know that the following two (fairly old) PCMCIA modems work well for

> me with OpenBSD in a couple of laptops that I use:

>

> - "Megahertz by USRobotics" model XJ4288

>

> - IBM 56K PC Card Modem (FRU 02K4249)

>

> --

> "Perfection [in design] is achieved not when there is nothing left to add,

> but rather when there is nothing left to take away."

> 				-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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