Hi
Also I didn't have good experience with usb modems either.
If you have several modems, if you disconnect one and reinsert... it
will not necesarili get the same id as before.... sou you might have
routing problems... there is a workarround.. but too complicated.
Also depending on the firmware and your OS, you might have problems
recognizing them by the OS.
I didn't test ethernet modems but serial modems connected through a
serial console/terminal server. They work excellent
Hope helps in your decision
Regards
Alvaro
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On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Julien Buratto
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Bryan,
>
> my experience with USB modems was not really a happy party till now.
> USB stacks on linux OS changed a lot in years/distributions so it's
> was sometimes bad to manage. Same modem's manufacturer changed the
> internal modules so same models bought in different timeframes had
> different configurations/issues USB compatibilities on some fedoras
> (for example).
>
> I've never used ethernet modems before, but I'd love to test some (can
> you suggest one ?) because I see some advantages:
>
> - more easy to cluster as it's nowadays easier to find a good working
> eth switch than a USB port replicator
> - usb ports die more frequently (in my opinion) and have more power
> problems that eth
> - eth can be more easily remoted from kannel than usb... (so for
> example you can host in house the modems and virtual-cloud your
> kannels somewhere else)
>
> On the otherside, I think that USB modems are less expensive...
>
> J
>
>
> 2009/5/13 Bryan Gintz <[email protected]>:
>> If I am going to buy a new GPRS modem to use wieth Kannel, what would people
>> recommend:
>>
>> Ethernet or USB?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Julien Buratto
>
>
