On 7/10/06, tms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Woo! Be still my beating heart! (nice job, btw)
>
> Seriously, what kinds of suggestions do you all have about modem sorting
> and testing? There's the obvious, PCI vs ISA, major manufacturers'
> brands, for sorting. Is that sufficient? If so, is it something some
> of the volunteers can do that aren't as fluent in linux? What about
> testing methods?
Testing methods is tough.. trial and error is about as good as you're
going to get, I think. You might speed up testing a bit by trying
them all in a Windows box prior to attempting to get them working
under Linux..
> And, can you see if we can get a decent price (or better yet a
> donation?) on anti-static bags? As Jerry Hubbard pointed out, storing
> electronics parts like modems in plastic boxes is asking for static
> discharge mischief; and I can't like seeing them stacked up any which
> way in any case.
Way ahead of you.. A friend of mine is getting ready put in an order
for anti-static bags, and I was going to order a few boxes for us.
They aren't too outrageously priced if you order in bulk (which we're
doing, and what we need anyway, I was looking at at least 300 standard
PCI-card sizes bags, 6"x8" with zip-locks, and maybe 50 or so
motherboard sized bags).
> So far, of all the modems we've worked with under Debian, the 3Com have
> been the most hassle-free. We should keep an eye out for more of those.
And people thought my love of 3Com was insane. =)
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Don Head
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