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| 35045 | 2002-02-09 21:33:00 | Hi All. Am checking out best ADSL modem for a PII350, 128mb RAM PC. The internal PCI cards are surprisingly cheap (eg on special $175) compared to the external models (about $400). Is this a repeat of the winmodem issue where the internal card is cheap but at the COST of being heavy on system resources compared to the externals which functions more independently and appear lighter on resources. Any thoughts, comments or recommendations TIA |
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| 35046 | 2002-02-09 22:06:00 | I'd also like to add a question in here as well - will any ADSL modem which is currently on the market, including the cheap PCI ($175-ish) ones, work under Linux? Or do I need an expensive one? Thanks alot, Jonathan Giles |
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| 35047 | 2002-02-09 22:27:00 | I can't speak for all the cards, but reading the manual (online) of the DSE ADSL modem, it appears you're right - it does offload some of it's work to the PC. I don't know if this holds true for all the other PCI ADSL modems, but it would be something worth looking at. As for me, I'm setting up a personalised server for just hosting our home networks internet, and webserving. That means I'm looking out for linux compatibility as my main necessity - if anyone can point me to a card they've had a good experience with, under Linux, I'll be greatful. Jonathan |
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| 35048 | 2002-02-10 03:29:00 | Hi Simon,an internal is usually fine in most cases,the only problem is they don't like being to far from the Telephone exchange(2.5-3ks or more).It also depends what you want to do with it,if just general surfing etc,then no problem.If you are to far from the exchange,and you may not be able to tell very easily,then the internals have a problem with drop offs,so you are better off to go with an external.If possible,try to get a modem on trial,so if you find it doesn't work, you can take it back and try another one. have fun Peter |
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| 35049 | 2002-02-10 09:33:00 | I had a Nokia NI-200 internal card and that was ok but I found that because Windows saw it as another 'modem' then I had occasional dial-up networking issues like dropped connections, auto-dial not working (it was shared on my network. Since moving to an external Nokia M1122 router (note : *not* a modem) which handles all the connectivity itself, I had not had any issues at all, of any sort. My choice is clear... | Guest (0) | ||
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