What USB dialup modem WILL work with 8.2?

[Mike Tancsa]

On 8/26/2011 3:21 PM, Erik Trulsson wrote:
>> So I am asking again: does anyone have a dialup modem of any kind which
>> works correctly on 8.x to provide ppp-on-demand? If so what is it?
> (As for promises about what *will* 100% guaranteed work, which seems to
> be what you really want, I am afraid I can't give any.  It has been
> several years since I last used a dialup modem, so I don't know for
> sure what *will* work with todays software, only what should work.)


Works for me once umodem is loaded as a kld...

# usbconfig show_ifdrv
ugen0.1: <OHCI root HUB AMD> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE
ugen0.1.0: uhub0: <AMD OHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1>
ugen1.1: <EHCI root HUB AMD> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE
ugen1.1.0: uhub1: <AMD EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1>
ugen1.2: <USB Modem U.S.Robotics> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
ugen1.2.0: umodem0: <AltIf0>

ugen1.2: <USB Modem U.S.Robotics> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON

  bLength = 0x0012 
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
  bcdUSB = 0x0200 
  bDeviceClass = 0x0002 
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
  idVendor = 0x0baf 
  idProduct = 0x0303 
  bcdDevice = 0x0200 
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <U.S.Robotics>
  iProduct = 0x0002  <USB Modem>
  iSerialNumber = 0x000a  <0000002>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0001 

# sysctl -a dev.umodem
dev.umodem.0.%desc: AltIf0
dev.umodem.0.%driver: umodem
dev.umodem.0.%location: bus=1 hubaddr=2 port=1 devaddr=2 interface=0
dev.umodem.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x0baf product=0x0303 devclass=0x02 devsubclass=0x00 sernum="0000002" release=0x0200 mode=host intclass=0x02 intsubclass=0x02 intprotocol=0x01  ttyname=U0 ttyports=1
dev.umodem.0.%parent: uhub1


# cu -l /dev/cuaU0
Connected
ati
5601

OK
ati2
OK
ati3
U.S. Robotics 56K FAX USB V1.1.0

OK


Also just tried this modem below which I am surprised works!  

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60062&vpn=TFM-561U&manufacture=TRENDnet

# usbconfig show_ifdrv
ugen0.1: <OHCI root HUB AMD> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE
ugen0.1.0: uhub0: <AMD OHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1>
ugen1.1: <EHCI root HUB AMD> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE
ugen1.1.0: uhub1: <AMD EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1>
ugen0.2: <USB Modem Conexant> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
ugen0.2.0: umodem0: <Conexant USB Modem, class 2/0, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2>

ugen0.2: <USB Modem Conexant> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON

  bLength = 0x0012 
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
  bcdUSB = 0x0110 
  bDeviceClass = 0x0002 
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
  idVendor = 0x0572 
  idProduct = 0x1329 
  bcdDevice = 0x0100 
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Conexant>
  iProduct = 0x0002  <USB Modem>
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <24680246>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0002 



# cu -l /dev/cuaU0
Connected
ati
56000

OK
ati2
OK
ati3
CX93001-EIS_V0.2002-V92

OK
# sysctl -a dev.umodem
dev.umodem.0.%desc: Conexant USB Modem, class 2/0, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2
dev.umodem.0.%driver: umodem
dev.umodem.0.%location: bus=1 hubaddr=1 port=0 devaddr=2 interface=0
dev.umodem.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x0572 product=0x1329 devclass=0x02 devsubclass=0x00 sernum="24680246" release=0x0100 mode=host intclass=0x02 intsubclass=0x02 intprotocol=0x01  ttyname=U0 ttyports=1
dev.umodem.0.%parent: uhub0

	---Mike




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