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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm:4795 comp.os.386bsd.questions:13640 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3629 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!bonkers.taronga.com!peter From: peter@bonkers.taronga.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: V.34 External Modems and Enhanced Serial I/O Cards Organization: Taronga Park BBS Message-ID: <Cx84GJ.5t3@bonkers.taronga.com> References: <Pine.SUN.3.90.941005142836.12338C-100000@typhoon.cs.odu.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 23:41:07 GMT Lines: 10 In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.941005142836.12338C-100000@typhoon.cs.odu.edu>, Mike Olson <olson@cs.odu.edu> wrote: >What I am thinking about getting is an external USR Sportster or Courier >and a Hayes ESP Enhanced Serial I/O card. (Like a 16540 with a 1K buffer) >Will that even work under FreeBSD or am I better off getting a regular >16540 I/O card or internal Modem. Get a 16550 card, not a 16540 card. The 16550 costs all of $13, and makes a big difference. Don't get the Hayes card... the 1k buffer won't be used (and IMHO isn't needed).