>I've been using an iModem on Red Hat 5.0 for about two months now. I'm not
>impressed with the iModem:
>1) Does not get along well with Livingston PM3s.
>2) The STAC compression is broken, at least that's Livingston's story. At
any
>rate, no compression.
>3) I can get a bonded 128K connection, or so the LEDs tell me, but
throughput
>rarely exceeds 70 Kbps.
>I just installed a Hayes ESP this afternoon and throughput is perhaps one
or
>two points better. This is probably attributable to the fact that the ESP
is
>doing DMA instead of PIO.
>I will probably be retiring this iModem and replacing it with either a
>SpellCaster or a Zyxel external TA.
>I'm afraid I'm not very impressed with either USR or 3Com (after my Impact
IQ
>experience). Seems like they're becoming more like Microsoft everyday--lots
of
>promises, slick marketing, no tech support and a "sell 'em and forget 'em"
>attitude.
>That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
--Chris
1. Linux Red Hat 5.2 and 3Com U.S. Robotics Courier I-modem ISDN and V.90
Has anyone managed to install and get working a "3Com U.S. Robotics
Courier I-modem ISDN and V.90 universal access to high-speed ISDN and
analog" - (I copied this from thier web page hence accuaracy of
description)
I am considering getting one. They are available either PCI or ISA.
Any advice, much appreciated.
cw
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