Does the Duo serial port have any of the high speed modem issues, i.e. will a 56k modem come close to that speed or does it suffer from older Mac serial port problems that can't keep up much past 14.4? Thanks for the EN/SC tip. However, the speed coming in from the DSL modem may not be that critical since it only travels at about 1Mbps, if that. I could then use something like an E-Machines EthererDock and connect the modem via EN/SC and the rest of the network via "real"Ethernet. Is there any good way to measure Ethernet activity speed via EN/SC, like with Tech Tool Pro, etc.? Obviously OT compatibility will be an easy test. Alex Timbol wrote: > About the only acceptabl solution, performance wise, for using the Duo > as an IP router is to use an Ethernet capable dock, [snip] Attach the > modem to the serial port as the fastest available internal modem tops > out at 19.2 kbps. > > EN/SC is about 1/3 the speed of real Ethernet (there was a macworld > report on this in 1993, damn, forgot the issue) and most EN/SC drivers > are not OT compliant. This is a problem because IPNetRouter requires > OT. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
