[asterisk-users] [Zaptel] Why no driver for PCI voice modems?

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 03:09:39PM +0200, Fred wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Considering how cheap PCI modems are compared to even the cheapest 
> PCI hardware from Digium, OpenVox, Sangoma, etc.... I was wondering 
> why Zaptel can't be used with those to connect an Asterisk server to 
> a POTS line for low-level use? It just seems overkill for SOHO users 
> who only get a few calls a day.

It would take someone to write drivers for at least one type of common
modems.

> 
> Is it because those modems are usually Windows-specific, and it would 
> be too much work to have a working driver for Linux?

The software in those propriatary drivers is intended for using those
cards directly as modems or faxes. DAHDI has slightly different uses for
them.

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