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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: laurie_lewis on February 17, 2006, 02:48:22 AM

Title: USB Modem Support
Post by: laurie_lewis on February 17, 2006, 02:48:22 AM

Hi all,

Does version 7 of SME support USB ADSL modems or do I still need to put in two network cards.

Thanks

Laurie

Title: Re: USB Modem Support
Post by: gordonr on February 17, 2006, 08:10:57 AM

Quote from: "laurie_lewis"

Does version 7 of SME support USB ADSL modems or do I still need to put in two network cards.

It hasn't been tested, to my knowledge. However, the USB hotplug support is there and may do the trick. Why don't you try it and report? Or you could send me one.

Title: USB Modem Support
Post by: laurie_lewis on February 17, 2006, 10:01:45 AM

I don't own one either (yet) - thinking about a project.

Laurie

Title: Re: USB Modem Support
Post by: CharlieBrady on February 17, 2006, 07:36:27 PM

Quote from: "gordonr"

It hasn't been tested, to my knowledge.

I got one working once. It was fiddly. The biggest problem however was that it depended on proprietary binary drivers (Alcatel), which were not redistributable. Until that license changes, we can't support that out of the box.