From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 14 23:29:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA21577 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 23:29:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from coal.nis.newscorp.com (mxa.newscorp.com [206.15.105.135]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA21528 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 23:28:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ben@multivac.narcissus.net) Received: from multivac.narcissus.net (ts2port68.port.net [207.38.248.196]) by coal.nis.newscorp.com (News Corp SMTP GW 1.1) with SMTP id CAA19854; Wed, 15 Oct 1997 02:29:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by multivac.narcissus.net (NX5.67e/NX3.0S) id AA00520; Wed, 15 Oct 97 02:21:55 -0400 Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 02:21:55 -0400 (GMT-0400) From: Snob Art Genre Reply-To: benedict@echonyc.com To: Gene Cristofor Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modems In-Reply-To: <344426C2.7E17@iname.com> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Is your modem perchance internal? Why don't you describe the problem(s) you're having with it and we'll see if we can fix them. Most people around here will recommend external modems, correctly, I believe. I am currently having good luck with a Diamond Supra 33.6 external obtained from www.cdw.com for ~$60 after the $20 rebate. However, if you are using an older machine with an 8550 UART you will not get anything near optimal throughput unless you either upgrade the UART (should be inexpensive, maybe $20, though I'm not sure) or use an internal modem, which has its own UART (or rather it emulates one). Externals are great because you can watch the little blinking lights. This can be very helpful when you're trying to debug a problem. Also, it's easier to move them from machine to machine, which again helps in debugging (when you can't tell whether the problem is in the machine or the modem or both). On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, Gene Cristofor wrote: > what modems can one use for freebsd2.2.2 and win95 and nt4.0? > > i have a 33.3 us robotics sportster that works on 95 and nt, but > i cant get freebsd to see it no matter what i do > > any suggestions greatly appreciated > > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."