On Sat, Sep 23, 2000 at 02:58:20AM +0200, Christian Pernegger (pernegger@chello.at) wrote:
> I need a good internal ("controller based") modem for a potato server.
>
> The modem will be used mainly for remote administration/dial-in.
>
> Has anyone got experience with such devices they'd like to share?
>
> In particular, are there any bad points about the MultiTech MultiModemZPX
> series of modems? (They seem/claim to be endorsing Linux support.)
Externals will give you less trouble, by most reports. They're also
boatloads easier to diagnose.
I've got (IIRC) a two year old USR EOM Telepath (from Gateway) which
works OK, and a BestData modem which works great when it does. I've got
the BestData on an OpenBSD box, and occasionally need to do a cold boot
and wave a rubber chicken to get it to recognize reality, but it works
OK once up.
A jumpered modem or anything labled "Linux compatible" *should* work,
though there may be some black magic involved.
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