I have an additional reason to ALWAYS want external modems.
They can be turned off INDEPENDENTLY from the comp itself.
I would consider it a security risk to have an internal:
A virus/trojan could (without my knowledge) dial up to
anywhere (or if i use diald: go online) and transmit
private documents to anyone or just dial an expensive
number (in a foreign country) and spend all my money.
With an external modem I can prevent all this, simply
by turning off the modem.
--
Regards Med venlig hilsen
Ole Kofoed Hansen
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On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Col Wilson wrote:
>
> I consider myself THE expert having just had the worst time. Since Jan 1
> 1999 I have had to buy several and swap some more. It's all been my own
> fault (well mostly) if only I had had enough sense to ask. Now I have it
> working I never want to do it again.
>
> Almost everything nowadays is winmodem, but some will work anyway. PCI
> modems are to be stayed away from until somebody writes a work aroun. I
> wouldn't have a clue. Other internal modems may or not work, but stay away
> from those that say "Minimum requirements: Win something." Try to get the
> bloke in the shop to say he'll have it back if it doesn't work with
> non-windows.
>
> Go for external. Besides they have flashy light; it impresses me anyway :)
> Even the ones I got have a "Minimum Requirements: Windows ..., " but I think
> the difference here is that it say's it will work with 3.1. That was the
> clue I went for and it is fine.
>
>
> Happy hunting.
>
> Col Wilson
> 41372 Niederkrüchten-Elmpt
> Germany
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Albertus J Smit
> > Sent: 05 March 1999 10:21
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [SuSE Linux] Modem question
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I need to buy a new modem for my SuSE 6.0 system, but I need to make
> > sure that I don't buy a winmodem. So, my question:
> >
> > Internal modems come in winmodem and non-winmodem flavours, right?
> > But what about external models: does one get external winmodems? So
> > can I be sure that if I buy an external modem that it will work with
> > Linux?
> >
> > Thanking you in advance,
> > AJ
> > Dr. Albertus J. Smit
> > Research Associate
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Botany Department
> > University of Western Australia
> > Nedlands
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