On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 10:27:27AM +1100, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
4) Using a USB port for a modem is like driving a racing card in
1/100 gea, whereas serial ports as appropriately suited to serial speed.
I got to agree here. Its like putting a 365 (or a Diabolo or whatever of that
There is also a price advantage when setting up a large number of modems
for example, a dial in/out server with multiple modems,
an 8 port usb hub is a *lot* cheaper than an 8 port serial card.
-Vince
Scott Howard wrote:
On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 10:27:27AM +1100, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
Excuse me for being a little slow on the uptake, but are people saying the
USB connection too slow for the modem or the modem too slow for the USB?
Forgive my ignorance.
Paul
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Excuse me for being a little slow on the uptake, but are people saying the
USB connection too slow for the modem or the modem too slow for the USB?
Forgive my ignorance.
USB is overkill for the modem, speedwise. :)
- Jeff
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I am new to Linux - and have survived several installs in the last few
weeks.
Having had trouble with configuring an internal modem with Linux, has anyone
had any trouble with USB modems ?
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
Thanks
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Richard Sullivan wrote:
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
Serial
1) It is older, known, technology that works.
2) Lots of other people have burnt their fingers on it before you
and if you can use their collective
Hello Richard and all others,
I am using SuSE 7.3 and have recently purchased a Netcomm USB modem. No
problems using it (once some listees gave me sensible modem initialisation
strings), or setting it up. It was detected without a problem. More
experienced Linux users will probably be able
On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 01:28, Richard Sullivan wrote:
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
About the only problem you might have is compatability. Almost any
serial modem will work, but you'll need to do some research and be
careful you
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 10:14:50PM +1100, Terry Collins wrote:
Richard Sullivan wrote:
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
4) Using a USB port for a modem is like driving a racing card in
1/100 gea, whereas serial ports as
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 11:17:30PM +1100, Peter Hardy wrote:
As for the actual installation and configuration, most recent
distributions have full USB support. Getting a USB modem going should
be just as painless as serial.
one other thing to consider is hardware support, although your
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 10:14:50PM +1100, Terry Collins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Richard Sullivan wrote:
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
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4) Using a USB port for a modem is like driving a racing card in
1/100
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, John August wrote:
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 10:14:50PM +1100, Terry Collins wrote:
Richard Sullivan wrote:
Can someone pls explain which is better/easier to configure for Linux: USB
vs Serial modem ?
4) Using a USB port for a modem is like driving a racing
Assuming that your modem is supported then you will most likely need to
update your kernel. Id be suprised if updated kernels arent available as
RPMS but compiling is easy enough even for a newbie.
Dean
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Greetings.
I am quite new to this group but I am committed to
...and then [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I am quite new to this group but I am committed to operating in a Microsoft free
environment. I just have a few problems.
An admirable goal, indeed.
beefy system spec snipped
Can I some how use my USB devices through Linux (Red Hat 7.1?) I really need my
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