[NTLUG:Discuss] ISDN Modems

[Kevin Brannen]

As several others have written, the router is the better path to take,
IMHO.  I have a 3Com Office LanModem.  On the upside, it has the T1 for
2 phone sockets, a built in 4 port hub, firewall capibilities, NAT, and
it easy to use as it's invisible to the using machines (as it is a
router with dialup capabilities).  On the downside, you pay a bit more
for that 3Com name, and it expects to be managed (controlled?) by a
Windows machine (it does something special to synchronize its clock that
only works on my Win machine but not on my Linux machine).  But it was a
breeze to set up.

HTH,
Kevin

"Gregory A. Edwards" wrote:
> 
> On the continuing saga of my office move I've got a question for those
> ISDN modem users.  Any recomendations on an ISDN modem?  Any opinions on
> the pluses and minuses of ISDN modems vs ISDN TAs?  I currently have a
> Pipeline 75 TA that will be moving to the office and I'm considering
> getting a Pipeline 50 TA to replace it at the house.  Amoung the reasons
> that I'm considering the Pipeline 50 is that I can use it direct office to
> office without ISP or Internet envolvement.  Also I can use it's firewall
> features to reduce exposure to my Win9x.  But the biggest drawback to the
> Pipeline is $$$.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> --
> Greg Edwards
> New Age Software, Inc.
> http://www.nas-inet.com
> 
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