[svlug] PPP connection

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Jonathan Jefferies (jonathanj at allant.com):

[stuff about serial ports]

People who have fully used their existing serial ports are rare,
but do exist.  That's why I used to find it handy to know about (e.g.) 
Everex's multi-I/O cards.

> I do have uses for serial port #2 and the higher speed internal 
> modems are still more cost effective albeit with the disadvantages 
> you quote.

Cheaper <> cost-effective.

Concluding the latter in this instance, would require, in my view, a 
rather purblind understanding of what constitutes "effectiveness".

> Though I, ALSO, appreciate leds. 

You might possibly be among the many who have wilfully misread what I've 
said on that subject:  My point about LEDs solely concerned the diagnosis
of modems that do _not_ respond to poking with (e.g.) minicom.

> External modems have the drawback that they make great boat anchors 
> after their 6 months of useful, i.e. before being superseded, life.

The above appears to assume that they are less upgradeable than internals.
In fact, the opposite is often the case -- certainly so with U.S.
Robotics Couriers.

> Still if there were a decent alternative in terms of cost for obtaining
> an external modem I would be definitely be interested.

Good luck.  My sole reason for commenting initially was that your post
seemed to indicate a misapprehension that internals were your only option.
I never volunteered to do your market research for you.

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