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Try the USRobotics (3Com) Megahertz XJCC range - never had any problems
with them.

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I'm using Debian on my laptop with an old 14k4 modem. I would like to
upgrade to a 56k6 modem, but I am unsure which modems are supported by
linux and which aren't.

Can someone recommend a 56k6 pcmcia modem?

Tanks,

Carl Thijssen

I'm using Debian on my laptop with an old 14k4 modem. I would like to
upgrade to a 56k6 modem, but I am unsure which modems are supported by
linux and which aren't.

Can someone recommend a 56k6 pcmcia modem?

Tanks,

Carl Thijssen

Be careful with 3Com Megahertz modems -- some models are indeed the dreaded
Winmodems, and their model nomenclature is a little hard to follow. For
example, I had an XJ2560, which is a Winmodem and is thus useless
(fortunately I was just borrowing it).  There's also a virtually identical
model CC2560, which apparently is also a Winmodem, but it's not clear what
the difference between the XJ2560 and CC2560 is.

If you visit the 3Com web site, they have a product selector.  Specifying
that you need cross platform capability and doing a search on current 3Com
products results in exactly ONE match: the 3CXM556.  There's also a
3CCM556 described on the same page, but again, they don't explain the
difference.  I have not tried these out, so I CANNOT guarantee that they
work.

The best reference on modems for Linux is:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html
According to the information there, the 3CXM556 has been reported to work
properly under Linux.  I am looking to obtain one of these rascals.

Do NOT get the similarly named 3CXM356 or 3CCM356, as they are definitely
Winmodems.

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