From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Jan 26 21:50:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA13469 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:50:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from misery.sdf.com (misery.sdf.com [204.244.213.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA13461 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:50:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tom@sdf.com) Received: from tom by misery.sdf.com with smtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0xx3eg-0007Hh-00; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:33:50 -0800 Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:33:48 -0800 (PST) From: Tom To: Richard Foulk cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What is a good modem? In-Reply-To: <199801270530.TAA11531@pegasus.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Richard Foulk wrote: > } > my personal recommendation would be the usr sportster or courier x2 modem. This is what I use on a machine running fbsd at work > } > } Ugh, not X2. It is doomed anyhow... > } > } A Zoom K56Flex is highly rated lately. > } > > :-( > > By whom? Several magazine articles around have rated it very high. Search web for copies. Have you actually used one? I work on modems all day, anything X2 is nothing to write home about. The Motorola's ModemSurfers aren't too bad, but have some retrain problems that can cause hesistation. The Courier and Sportster (I use both for testing) are pretty good for 33.6k, but the Sportster tends to degrade electronically too easily. I use Couriers for dedicated FAX lines, which work well. If your ISP uses Ascend or Livingston network access servers, definitely go for Zoom K56Flex for Internet access. I hate X2 because it forces you to use USR (now rebadged as 3COM) equipment, and boy do USR TC chassis suck. You have _no_ choice at all. Tom