Modems/Paging

[Kenneth Goodwin]

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>  [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of
Grinberg, Hari
>  Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:50 AM
>  To: Shane Presley; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>  Subject: RE: Modems/Paging
>  
>  
>  Hi there,
>  
>  I don't know if it is the right or not list but any way 
>  
>    most internal and external modems are supported by
Linux
>    with only one exception don't use a so cold "WINMODEM"

>    
>    I will take risk and say that all external brand name
modems will 
>     answer your needs without need of external drivers 
>   
>    USB is an other case if you bay a preloaded system
again I 
>  don't see
>     any problem, it will appear if the USB controller is
not 
>  supported 
>     by Linux RedHat ES as far that I know it is not the
case 
>  with DELL.
>  
>     Regarding Paging sorry I don't know.   


Try Quickpage, it has worked well for us www.qpage.org


>  
>  Hari Grinberg
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>  [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of
Shane Presley
>  Sent: 18 October 2004 17:32
>  To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>  Subject: Modems/Paging
>  
>  Hello there,
>  
>  I hope this is the right list, if not, please point me in
the right
>  direction.  I'm very new to red hat, and Linux in
general.  My
>  background is Windows and Solaris.  I am ordering a Dell
server w/
>  RedHat ES on it, for an opensource monitoring package
(Big Brother).
>  I'll need a modem on it to do dial-out paging. Does
anyone have any
>  experience with this?
>  
>  Will an external US Robotics serial modem work.  How
about USB?  Are
>  the drivers included in RedHat or will I need to get them
from US
>  Robotics.
>  
>  How about paging software?  I dont think Big Brother
comes 
>  with it, so
>  I'll have to fire off an external script?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Shane
>  
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