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 appropriately suited to serial speed.
Yeah, watch out - some USB modems are actually "soft modems", because the speed of the USB is such that it can can a digitised audio tone. Not what you'd expect of a modem hooked up to a serial port. -- John August If Microsoft did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent it. - Apologies to Voltaire. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug