From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 24 07:12:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AA2916A4CE for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:12:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09A3E43D3F for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:12:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j1O7Clb95034; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:12:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Chris Hodgins" Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:12:46 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <421C79A9.1000001@cis.strath.ac.uk> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: markzero Subject: RE: DSL modem recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:12:57 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Hodgins [mailto:chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:40 AM > To: Ted Mittelstaedt > Cc: markzero; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: DSL modem recommendation > > > You come across as being a very smart guy so why ask this question? I > am asking a general "why not USB?", not "USB modems are > awesome and you > should all convert!". > Sorry. I'm just ranting. USB ethernet is an abomination and I cannot forgive the morons in the industry that did away with RS232 serial ports in favor of USB. Espically since I have tons of equipment I service that have serial ports on them. Ever have the pleasure of working with one of those USB-to-serial port adapter POSs? Seriously, if what the PC industry had done was when USB came out, just completely did away with the keyboard port and the PS/2 mouse port, and tied those interrupts to the USB controller, so that the new PC motherboards required USB mice and keyboards, then I would not be so disgusted with it. Instead, they just layered it into the PC architecture. I have PCs here that when you put 2 nics in them, you lose one of the on-board serial ports, and this is without even a sound chip in the system. Ted