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

["W. Chris Shank" <chris.shank@acetechgroup.com>]

i'm surprised you couldn't find any ext modems there - i have gotten 
them from there before. the last one i got was a usb modem. it was a bit 
tricky, but is now working.

i also got an internal ISA there by mistake (needed PCI) when i took it 
back I realized that all the PCI ones were WinModems. that's why i got 
the usb modem (only one serial port in use by UPS).

check their clearance rack - sometimes you can get a pretty good deal.

Mike Leone wrote:

> 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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