Amen, I have always voted for External modems, because of the Operating
System non-dependence. I spend a fair amount two years or so ago and got a
Motorola ModemSurfer External 56k modem, it was about $160 at the time,
but it has worked great will all operating systems I have thrown at it.
In Linux I get about 6.5k throughput (ftp) with it, not bad I say.
My two cents..
Regards,
Steven Hildreth
Information Technology Manager
Aprotex Corporation, http://www.aprotex.com
"Proven Property Protection Since 1952"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony E. Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: win modems
> At 23:10 2000-05-08 -0400, John P. Verel wrote:
> >> a BASIC (not foolproof) test is this: is it PCI? If so,
> >> it's about 99.5% sure it's a WinModem. SOME WinModems have
> >> (beta) drivers for Linux. I'd still scrap it for a 100%
> >> hardware modem.
> >> John
> >Gee, that's news to me. My USR PCI internal modem works fine and is
> >not a Winmodem. One way to proceed is to examine the manufacturers
> >packaging and web site carefully. Any statement that the modem
> >REQUIRES any Microsoft system means it is a Winmodem...to be avoided.
>
> Well, 99.5% might be a little high, but the point is that if it's PCI,
it's
> best avoided. Not all manufacturers are clear about OS requirements. Some
> external modems come with additional software that requires Windows, but
> that doesn't mean the modem itself is unusable under Linux.
>
> If the box is clear as to whether it's a Winmodem or not, then great,
> otherwise it's best to avoid PCI modems.
>
> I favor external modems because the LEDs are great indicators and because
I
> can kill the power to the thing if for some reason it locks up. You can't
> do that with any internal modem without rebooting the machine.
>
>
> Tony
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