- Re: How to install external Serial modem to USB port
- Posted by Hooda Gest on July 5th, 2003
"Mike Feeley" <nedfee3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Alternatively, you could just buy a 16650 based serial port card and use
that. The 32 byte buffer (vs your current 16 byte buffer) should prevent
those pesky buffer overruns.
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Hooda Gest
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- Posted by Mike Feeley on July 6th, 2003
"Hooda Gest" <Be@One_With.Calm> wrote in message news:<ykJNa.40684$3o3.2742602@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
Thanks for the input. Unfortunately, I've been out of work for 2 mos
and need to minimize cost of upgrade to v92, and my P166 can't handle
a cheaper PCI internal modem. I can barely afford the v92 modem.
Serial to USB adapters are fairly cheap, if that would be a good
solution. Is it a simple setup???
- Posted by Hooda Gest on July 6th, 2003
"Mike Feeley" <nedfee3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Don't know, I've never done it, but it shouldn't be difficult. The adapter
should have drivers if the native USB drivers are not sufficient.
I currently run Win98SE with an external serial modem on my home machine. I
have had no great problem with serial port overruns, a few at most. Your
P-166 should be able to handle a PCI hardware modem (USR makes one, as do a
couple of others) though they seem to be difficult to find. Pricewatch
shows some OEM versions (2976) for about $40 from USSA.COM
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Hooda Gest
"In a New York minute, everything can change..."
