Hi Richard

I only ever install externals for several reasons.

I have lost 2 modems due to lightening damage but the mainboard was never
damaged, If they had been internal I might quite likely have lost a
mainboard too.

It is more likely that you will need your mainboard slots  than your serial
port

One other advantage of an external is that you can see from the activity of
the lights, exactly what is happening, eg: you might think a page is
failing to load but a glance at the modem tells you if data is still
comming in.

I dont think there is much to pick and choose speed wise, you are more
likely to be limited by the quality of your phone line.

Leigh Jennings
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>Date:    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:44:25 +1200
>From:    unclerichard <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: External v Internal Modem
>
>
>Hi Folks: I'm about to replace my old 56K winmodem. I have 3 PCI slots and
>one PCI/ISA slot free and 2 serial ports.
>
>
>What are the pros and cons of external versus internal modem in terms of
>speed, reliability, and durability?
>
>
>I have a PIII 500, with 256 RAM, and 21GB HD dual booting WINME and Linux
>(Mandrake 8.0).  I know external are all Linux friendly, as are some PCI and
>mist ISA modems.
>
>
>TIA
>
>
>Richard Innes
>Auckland New Zealand
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