[PLUG] WHICH MODEM (RH-9)

[Steve Bonds]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Chaz chaz-at-bctonline.com |PDX Linux| wrote:

> I need to put a modem on one of my linux boxes so I can use a dialup
> ISP account to hit my systems from the outside. I'm running RedHat-9
> if that makes a difference. The RedHat site doesn't give much help and
> googling hasn't turned up much either. Sooooo... I'd like to know what
> modems people are using (preferably 56K) curerntly. -chaz

I can heartily recommend the USR Courier external modems.  Getting an
external helps ensure that you don't get a WinModem by accident.

The only gotcha is to try to get one that has been flash upgraded to one
of the 56k protocols.  Older models may top out at 33.6k.

  -- Steve