Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 11:04:59 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Anthony Hoelzle <pentium@cio.net> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: New Modem Message-ID: <3718CD4B.EA91C7C4@3-cities.com> References: <3718738D.CD6BD961@cio.net>
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Anthony Hoelzle wrote: > > I'm thinking about buying a new modem, the one I've found is a Modem > Blaster 56K V.90 Internal ISA, any suggestions?? I am an absolute believer in external modems. You can see what is going on. Once in awhile they get confused and hang. It is very easy to reset them with the switch. Try that on an internal and maintain your uptime <grin>. The drivers for all externals is a known quantity and you don't lose another IRQ. My computers are always running out of IRQ's. Second, I have played with rs-232 communications since 1980. When the internet became popular, I quit using protocols such as Kermit, Zmodem, and etc. At some point in time, I became convinced that modems work better with members of the clan than with neighbors. What I mean is I think a USR will talk to a USR better than to a Zoom. The programming for the DSP's are identical and Zoom may not have it down to the same set of fine points as USR. Zoom will have its own set of fine points and so will Creative, and etc. What I mean here is that I believe that it is very important to use the same brand of modem as your ISP. I also happen to like USR and that is what my ISP uses. -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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