Is there anything for installing drivers on windows 11? I've tried the XP/2K drivers that work under windows 10 32 bit, supposed windows 7 drivers that
were a mac image of a cd and supposed windows 10 64 bit drivers that weren't identified. I've got this working on my windows 10 32 bit system, but want
it on a windows 11 system as I'm not using that IP address to connect to my
bbs and would be able to identify dial-up users from sexpots from that
system.

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Shurato wrote to All <=-

Is there anything for installing drivers on windows 11? I've tried the XP/2K drivers that work under windows 10 32 bit, supposed windows 7 drivers that were a mac image of a cd and supposed windows 10 64 bit drivers that weren't identified. I've got this working on my windows
10 32 bit system, but want it on a windows 11 system as I'm not using
that IP address to connect to my bbs and would be able to identify
dial-up users from sexpots from that system.

Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.



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Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

No, external USB modem. Thats the same issue I had when I had my dialup line last year. But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

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On 13 Sep 2026, Exodus said the following...

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

there are lots of new motherboards that come with serial ports. just no cable bracket to bring the connector out to the case. those are fairly cheap on eBay though

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Exodus wrote to Gamgee <=-

Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

No, external USB modem. Thats the same issue I had when I had my
dialup line last year. But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Oh. Didn't know there was such a thing as a USB modem. Sounds like
it's in the same category as a WinModem, maybe.

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

That's certainly true. They do make USB/serial adapters that work, as
I've done it with an external USR modem connected to a modern computer
running Linux. The BBS software thinks it's talking to a normal serial
port.



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Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

You can buy PCI Express X1 to 2x DB9 serial card. Very cheap.

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Gods69 wrote to Exodus <=-

You can buy PCI Express X1 to 2x DB9 serial card. Very cheap.

That's a great idea. Almost every motherboard has that x1 slot doing
nothing. I'd thought about adding a NVME slot to mine.



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You can buy PCI Express X1 to 2x DB9 serial card. Very cheap.

That's a great idea. Almost every motherboard has that x1 slot doing
nothing. I'd thought about adding a NVME slot to mine.

For NVME SSD you have to use PCI-Express X4(+ adapter), so you must use one X16 slot.
If your MB is a little old, the SSD will don't boot, so you can't have here
the main OS, only for storage.
But now SSD are very expensive, not a good time to buy.

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Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

No, external USB modem. Thats the same issue I had when I had my dialup line last year. But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

I think you can get a USB -> RS232 adaptor, but I'm not sure how the OS
handles that.

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Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

You can buy PCI Express X1 to 2x DB9 serial card. Very cheap.

I don't know. I've already spent over $150 on the endeavor... Now I'd have
to get a serial card and new modem. What Modem should I get? It needs to be pretty small, I don't have much room left on my desk :).

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Exodus wrote to Gamgee <=-

Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

No, external USB modem. Thats the same issue I had when I had my dialup line last year. But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Oh. Didn't know there was such a thing as a USB modem. Sounds like
it's in the same category as a WinModem, maybe.

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Ok, ordered a Startech 56k USB modem with windows 11 drivers. It was $50.
The zoom was only $20... But only came with up to 2k drivers.

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I don't know. I've already spent over $150 on the endeavor... Now I'd have to get a serial card and new modem. What Modem should I get? It needs to be pretty small, I don't have much room left on my desk :).

I use a "recent" 56K serial modem. Is OEM, ref "RS-232 56K Ext Modem",
another ref "308000". Small, work very well in VoIP, it use "recent" Conexant SM56D chipset. Even has a litle speaker (buzzer) inside to monitor phone line, rare theses days. (But had only 3 monitor LEDs)

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Must be an internal "WinModem", eh?

No, external USB modem. Thats the same issue I had when I had my dialup
line last year. But I am on Win7, so it worked.

Recommend getting an external modem. No drivers needed.

Not even sure most computers have serial ports for external any more.

I think you can get a USB -> RS232 adaptor, but I'm not sure how the OS handles that.

I am not 100% sure about how Windows handles those, either. In past, on linux systems, you had to be sure to plug them into a USB 2.x port. For whatever reason, they don't work well with USB 3.x and up. I found that out from experience. ;)

Otherwise, it seems to work just about as well as anything else would in an area where there is no copper, and where I am using what is provided by the local phone company (vs. getting my own ATA -- which I eventually plan to do).

Mike

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Ok, ordered a Startech 56k USB
modem with windows 11 drivers. It
was $50.

I have the same modem for my modern
PC. I run Ubuntu instead of Windows
but have had zero issues with the
thing. I works great. I like that its
a hardware modem instead of a soft
modem.


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* In a message originally to Shurato, Gods69 said:

I don't know. I've already spent over $150 on the endeavor... Now I'd have to get a serial card and new modem. What Modem should I get? It needs to be pretty small, I don't have much room left on my desk :).

I use a "recent" 56K serial modem. Is OEM, ref "RS-232 56K Ext Modem", another ref "308000". Small, work very well in VoIP, it use "recent" Conexan

I just got a startech 56k usb modem that seems to be working great, and tehre are drivers for. It's conexant as well.

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* In a message originally to Shurato, slacker said:

Ok, ordered a Startech 56k USB modem with windows 11 drivers.
It was $50.

I have the same modem for my modern PC. I run Ubuntu instead of
Windows but have had zero issues with the thing. I works great.
I like that its a hardware modem instead of a soft modem.

Yes, I was impressed that it's a hardware modem! Now I need someone to test
my connection! 986-303-1430.

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Gods69 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

For NVME SSD you have to use PCI-Express X4(+ adapter), so you must use one X16 slot. If your MB is a little old, the SSD will don't boot, so
you can't have here the main OS, only for storage.

I assumed NVMe would run in an X1 slot, but slower.

But now SSD are very expensive, not a good time to buy.

Yeah, definitely - I stocked up when the prices were low.


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I just got a startech 56k usb modem that seems to be working great, and tehre are drivers for. It's conexant as well.

I always use serial (RS-232) modems. No need for drivers and work on recent and old computers. ;-)

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