Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Friday 06 August 2004 05:54 am, simon wrote:
Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default).
http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an equivalent chipset to a Zoom external serial modem version that costs about $60. If you currently have a winmodem (crapmodem) and have always wanted to have a real honest to goodness external serial modem but are financially challenged, you might want to consider it.
I know it is kind of OT but the last time I was in a computer store, they didn't even carry external serial modems, just the USB ones,<snip>
I gather serial vs USB is the keyword here? (sorry - I'm *completely* ignorant. People probably wonder why I'm not on AOL :) )
Thanks for the information ...it so happens today we're leaving the "Small Town Where We Don't Lock the Doors" and going to "The Big City Where There's A Computer Store" and I *will* take the time to look over the external modems.
J --
why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP.
"...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways." -Carol S
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