Re: Intel NIC/Modem was : RE: Windevices was: RE: [aclug-L] phoebe micro pci modem 56k

[Bob Deep <bobd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> In light of thew last comment, Intel is buying Shiva and Shiva is doing
> this:
> http://www.shiva.com/remote/netmodem/
> 
> Check it out!

Uh...Hmmmm...  This is a product that allows external users to dial in
and gain access to your network (connected to the 10BaseT connection). 
This one actually only runs at 28.8Kb...(They do have 56K versions I'm
sure).

It's basicly just a smart terminal server and modem hooked together for
those busniesses that don't want to worry with all the wires and don't
have a knowlagable IT staff to configure it. (Thus the mention of being
fully Windows compatable!)

An old 486, 2 external modems, and linux could do the same thing, twice,
as well as fetch mail and act as a firewall, for much less cost
(assuming you know what you are doing on the linux side) and it would be
much more upgradable...

-= bob =-
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