Re: [PLUG] Build your own Linuc PC help needed!

[Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

On (06/05/02 00:04), eric@lucii.org wrote:
> And what is a good brand of modem to use?  

Well ... any of'em. :-) I have a Zoom I used to use; we have external USRs
at work; external Hayes Accura; some semi-no-name ones called Infotel.
Hardly ever have a problem connecting with any of them ... and you don't
have to worry about which IRQ the modem is using, or turning off a built-in
serial port to save an IRQ, etc. If it breaks, you just replace it; no need
to open the machine, etc. Yes, it requires a bit more space, and a power
outlet.

> I went to Micro Center yesterday... no external modems in sight.
> Guess I'll have to shop online.

Really. How depressing. Well, a PCI will (or should) work as well, as long
as it's not a WinModem. Some of them work in Linux, using a device driver,
but most don't. So if you can't find a good eternal, a decent internal PCI
shoudl serve you with little problems.

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