jvf@stc06.ornl.gov (FARMER J T) (08/29/90)
Hello, I'm looking for info so that I can make a somewhat reasonable choice. I have a Xenix 386 system (Dell 325 with Xenix 2.3.2) running some vertical market office DB, WordPerfect(less), etc. I need to support the following: o Dial-ins at 300, 1200, and 2400 bps o Dial-outs at above speeds o Future dial-in/outs at 9600 bps, etc. o UUCP connections (and possible PPP) at what ever speeds I can get connected at. o Reasonable cost ($450 to $550) o Ability to let a "dumb" MS-DOS program under VP/ix access the modem. The modem will be connected to a port on an Arnet 8-port board. Ideally I would like to buy one modem to support all of the above. The way the system is used, I wouldn't expect any problems with multiple users wanting it at once (the main dial-in users will be the SW support folks, me, and uucp stuff...). I know that there was a recent thread comparing some of the various 9600 bps modems, and that answered a lot of my questions. I was "out of the room" (for several years) for a lot of the recent developments in this area (my modem at home is a good old, old Radcal-Vadic VA212...) so some explaination of V.42bis, etc MNPx would also help. E-mail replys to me or the net if you think there is general/continuing interest in this. Thanks John Farmer ________________________________________________________________________ | John T. Farmer, Jr. | Christ died, was buried, and | I am the | | JVF@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov | arose on the third day. My | NRA. | | Oak Ridge, TN | hope is based on nothing else. | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | The Lab. is operated by Martin Marietta Energy Systems for the DOE | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Any opinions are mine. They don't want my opinions, just my skills. | |______________________________________________________________________|