03-13-2001
In the old days of the Internet 28.8 or 56 dialup was OK because graphics were low and their were many text based sites (text only). As you are well aware, the Internet growth has created more graphics-based sites, so I cannot recommend dial-up and modems for Internet connectivity.
If you have the service available (not sure where you live), I recommend a cable modem or DSL for Internet connectivity. Service may vary depending or area (as well as costs), but I highly recommend DSL or cable vs. dial-up modems.
If you don't have these services offered where you live and you must get a dial-up modem, the best idea is to call the ISP you are using and find out what modems they use. Normally two modems of the same type will connect at higher speeds in noisy environments vs. modems of different types and manufactures. So, if your ISP uses US Robotics XYZ, then you use the same, etc. if you want speed.
If you are on a tight budget, then purchase a used modem on eBay and ask the seller if the modem has jumpers for the IRQ and other settings. As PxT suggests, always check your computer operating system documention to see what modems are supported, if available. However, most will support Hayes compatible modems and the jumper settings makes it easy to set up the right IRQs to not conflict with other serial devices, etc.
[Edited by Neo on 03-13-2001 at 06:09 PM]
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WEDGED(8C) WEDGED(8C)
NAME
wedged - HylaFAX modem wedged script
SYNOPSIS
/var/spool/fax/bin/wedged devid device
DESCRIPTION
bin/wedged is the command script invoked by the facsimile server when a modem is deemed to be in an irreparable state and requires operator
intervention. This decision is based on the setting of the MaxSetupAttempts configuration parameter described in hylafax-config(5F). The
default wedged script sends electronic mail to the FaxMaster alias. The interval at which emails are sent can be configured in the
etc/FaxDispatch file by setting the WEDGED_EMAIL_INTERVAL variable to the desired number of minutes (emails will be sent no more than every
WEDGED_EMAIL_INTERVAL minutes, until the wedged condition persists). If the variable WEDGED_DISABLE_FAXGETTY is set in etc/FaxDispatch
then the script will attempt to disable any faxgetty processes spawned by the init(8C) process for the problematic modem. In addition the
faxq(8C) process automatically disables use of the modem for servicing outbound jobs.
The devid argument is the identifier derived from the name of the modem's device file by substituting ``_'' characters for ``/'' charac-
ters; e.g. term_10 for /dev/term/10. The device argument is the name of the character special device associated with the modem.
If there exists an executable file /var/spool/fax/etc/resetmodem then that file will be executed upon execution of the wedged script in an
effort to recover the modem.
FILES
/usr/sbin/sendmail for delivering mail
SEE ALSO
faxq(8C), hylafax-config(5F)
October 3, 1995 WEDGED(8C)