On Mon, Aug 03, 1998 at 10:07:41AM -0500, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: > > : Ok... > : I am using a 33.6 kbps modem and it works pretty good...the main problem > : is now I am running a masquerading firewall for my girlfriend and me...and > : it can get bogged downa bit by us... > : I want to alleviate this abit by getting a 56k modem. I plan to do > : this within the next month or so...about when we move into our new > : apartment Sept. 1 > : > : I would like a 56k but am not sure what to get. I do NOT want to be > : stuck in a winmodem hell. Have the problems with 56k modems been > : resolved (ie is there a standard yet?). What is good to get > : (ie it must not need any special "windows" driver but...they ALL say > : "made for Windows 95" so..its hard to tell whats best) > > Well, there are three standards for 56k ... x2 (USR, 3Com), KFlex > (Lucent, etc.), and v.90 which is the ITU standard.
hmm "3 standards" not much of a standard then :/ > However, v.90 RAS > equipment is not yet widely available (though the modems are ... I smell > marketing :). We just purchased an 8000 RAC from Bay Networks, and they > do not yet have v.90 code available. ahhh goodie.... > : suggestions? any good brands? any brands to stay away from? > : (alternately...where can I get a good $$ ;) ) > > Well, personally, I prefer the x2 modems. However, others will prefer > KFlex. And, you'd do best to get a v.90 modem, but there's the > possibility it won't work properly with the RAS equipment at your ISP! > (Boy, do I hate dialup) > > I think your best bet is to contact your ISP and see which modems they > guarantee supporting. Either that, or get a cable modem or DSL if it's > available, and leave modems behind! well..I plan on switching ISPs (current one is $10/month but "you get what you pay for" they are slow...and can ocasionally be "out" for an hour at a time. (and will NOT reply to me when I say the standard "public_html/index.html" they have in /etc/skel violates the HTML standard (no <title> tag at all!!) as for cable modems...would LOVE one...gotta get info on cost tho... and eventually id like to move to a static IP and registering a domain...could be very expensive via cable modem -Steve -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>------------ */ E-mail "Bumper Stickers": "A FREE America or a Drug-Free America: You can't have both!" "honk if you Love Linux" -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
