What is "firmware"?

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  • Me2Be
    Lady Moderator
    • Jun 2000
    • 2504

    What is "firmware"?

    What exactly is "firmware" with regard to a wireless modem?
  • poolking
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2002
    • 2061

    #2
    Originally posted by Me2Be
    What exactly is "firmware" with regard to a wireless modem?
    I think its the program embedded into the modem that instructs the modem what to do.

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    • the Sandman
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2003
      • 1539
      • 3.7.x

      #3
      It's the programming within the hardware, kind of like a "driver" but read-only and usually flashable.
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      • Game Wizards
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2003
        • 1865
        • 3.0.3

        #4
        As I'm using pppd to call my adsl connection via an external modem, we have to load some code or intructions into the modem before it connects. I run the following in the Linux command line:

        modem_run -m -f /dir/adsl-start

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        • Game Wizards
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2003
          • 1865
          • 3.0.3

          #5
          Oh yeah and what modem are you using with what OS?

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