On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 04:03:05PM -0800, Bruce Satow wrote:
> Dear Micronet folks,
>
> I don't know if I've sent this message out before and I just missed the
> response, but when using 56k modems and setting up a pool of dial-in
> modems, I've heard that there is a difference between the 56k modem you
> use in your computer vs. one that is used in a modem pool.
>
> In otherwords if you buy two identical 56k v.90 modems from the store
> put one in one computer and configure it as a client and then put the
> other in the other computer and configure it to answer as a host, the
> highest speed attainable will only be 33.6 kbps.
>
> Is this true? If so, where does one purchase a 56k host modem? Is this
> the correct terminology?
This is true, as far as it goes. The problem is not only in the
modem; to get speeds above 33.6K, you'll need to connect it to a
digital phone line (ISDN or T1 PRI). When I found that out I
basically gave up, but if I recall I found the modems at
datacommwarehouse.com.
-- Tom Holub (tom_holub@LS.Berkeley.EDU, 510-642-9069) College of Letters & Science 249 Campbell Hall------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following was automatically added to this message by the list server:
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