On Sunday 29 September 2002 09:41 pm, Vox wrote: > "Craig Williamson (ENZ)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm building a PC around Mandrake9.0's hardware > > requirements. But the only thing I am having trouble with is the > > Modem. I'm looking for a reliable internal PCI based 56k hardware > > modem. Can you recommend any. > > None. Internal PCI modems suck. Get an external one. USRobotics > external is a good choice. > > Vox Gee. modems suck. Hang some antennas and share a decent connection.
The actiontec "call waiting" modems have Lucent chipsets and a real hardware engine. With 8.2 you needed a makedev/setserial script to get them going. I will try 9.0 in a couple of days. The one "topic" I tried was "ok". If I spent some more time with it, I might have even gotten to like it. Vox is right in that externals are the easiest to use, If you are doing a lot of interactive stuff, the connect times on a v.34 are quicker than v.90 or v.92. If you are doing a lot of downloads, try to find a better connection. Even ISDN is a delight compared to analog. I'd be interested in your results. I am on a crusade to learn what works for regular people as opposed to the technical issues between "x" and "y" chipsets and motherboard features. Jim Tarvid I have had good luck with Lucent win-modems for about a year. Jim Tarvid
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