VERY good advise!
Mike Machado
mike@innercite.com
InnerCite
Network Specialist
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Brian Lavender wrote:
> It seems that I keep running into people who have problems with
> configuring their modem with Linux. And of course they have internal
> modems. To top it off they are often PnP. So, I encourage those out
> there who want internet connectivity or those who are helping others
> with another person's Linux box, to get an EXTERNAL modem. Here are
> some good reasons to go external.
>
> - You know what COM Port and IRQ your serial ports are set to.
> - You can see the lights on your external modem. This is important
> because sometimes you don't what the heck is happening and flickering
> lights are a solid sign that something is working.
> - Converting to ISDN is just a matter of switching the external modem
> with an ISDN adapter. Yes, ISDN is that easy! (16650 UART suggested
> for full 128)
>
> If you think setting up a connection to the internet is difficult, try
> diald. Then you will appreciate and external modem.
>
> brian
> --
> Brian Lavender
> Sacramento, CA
> http://www.brie.com/brian/
> "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX.
> We don't believe this to be a coincidence." - Jeremy S. Anderson
>
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