Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 09:35:53 -0700 (MST) From: Roy McCrory <mccrory@ug1.plk.af.mil> To: bynum@NU.cs.fsu.edu Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: config boca modem problem Message-ID: <199512211635.JAA13305@ug1.plk.af.mil> In-Reply-To: <199512211618.LAA00342@grep.cs.fsu.edu> from "Mark J. Bynum" at Dec 21, 95 11:18:38 am
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> > > Also, most people with any sense wouldn't touch an internal modem with a > > 40-foot pole, so none of us working on it have one to test with... > > Basically, what are the reasons why people wouldn't touch an internal modem? > I have an internal USR 14.4 Sportster (working pretty well), and am thinking > of getting a new internal USR 28.8 Sportster. But if there is something wrong > with them, or you can justify the $30 extra then I would reconsider ... > > > Thanks, > Mark Bynum > > bynum@cs.fsu.edu > > > Thanks Mike! I'll give it a try. Mark, Mike can do a better explaination, but I'll try. The basic objection to internal modems is that the manufacturer can buy cheap chips and implement the UART+modem functions in a non-standard way, emulating 16550 uart performance in a way that dos/windows can use, but real os's can't use/configure/recognize. My problem was that my cheap computer had 16450's in it. These probably won't support V34 transfer rates with an external modem. I guess I should have spent the extra money for the external modem and more for another internal 16550 based comm3/4 card! Thanks again! Roy mccrory@plk.af.mil A
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