[H-GEN] Re: Internal Modem and Linux

[Rob Kearey]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Rob Kearey <r.kearey at mailbox.uq.edu.au>)

Sid Young wrote:

> >...  Avoid like unto the plague all modems internal
> >(winmodem or not), as well as all KTX/Redback/Kookaburra or other
> >mystery brands.

> The KTX modem is general a good modem complying to all "Standard" AT
> commands and working with almost all ISP's

Not our experience, after dealing with literally hundreds of the things.
Part of the problem, of course, is that there's no such thing as a "KTX"
modem - it's your basic Taiwanese Mystery Modem with a KTX sticker
whacked on in Melbourne or somesuch. Each individual modem has to be
interrogated to find out what chipset it's using, the firmware revision
and so on, which makes supporting the buggers tedious. 

There's also quality control problems with power supplies and especially
line transformers. 

> I wouldn't shoot it down to quickly.

I would. I speak from experience. My theophanous voice rings down from
on high and declares it to be so. 

> Sid Young

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Robert Kearey           Network Services        
ITS                     University of Queensland
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