John Jolet wrote: > >On 4/26/06 1:55 PM, "Teresa and Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I agree 100%. You do not want a winmodem and a internal hardware modem >>can be hard to find and sometimes it is hard to get them to tell you if >>it is a real modem or not. Get a external serial modem and it should >>work out of the box. This is the same model I used to have, before >>cable modem showed up, and it faxed and connected to the net real well. >> >>http://www.magnum-pc.com/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=10240816 >> >>You can use that to search for one in your area or even one that may be >>cheaper. >> >> > >I've always hated internal modems for one very good reason. You can't power >it down without dropping the whole box. Kinda silly reason for a reboot. > > > >
That is true. I did have that modem lock up once in the several years I used it. It was a lot better to just turn off the modem and then turn it back on, especially since I had several months of uptime. Also keep in mind, you have to completely turn off the system too. If in windoze, start, turn off puter, select turn off not reboot, then let the computer completely power off. Basically, you have to turn off the power to the card. Sometimes it may reset with power applied but since you're already rebooting, why waste more time trying it. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
