Internal modem and solaris

Hi,
can internal modems be run on solaris? Or solaris just hates to recognize them?

Hello.
Most internal modems are so-called "winmodems".
This means that the modem is more or less a sound card; the actual data processing is done by special algorithms in the modem software.
The name "winmodems" come from the fact that the manufacturers normally only provide software for Windows. Sometimes they sell software for Linux (but this costs additional money).
Because the manufacturers do not provide software for Solaris you won't get the modem running.
Martin

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