Re: modem support under Linux

Robert Love (rml@tech9.net)
02 Aug 2002 16:54:28 -0700


On Fri, 2002-08-02 at 16:46, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net wrote:

> In the linux sources where are the modem drivers kept?

Linux does not have modem "drivers".

In the kernel, modems are handled by the serial driver (drivers/serial/)
or some PCI/winmodem cruft that emulates a serial driver.

User-space handles the actual "profile" of the modem, e.g. what AT
commands it supports etc.

Robert Love

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