On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 15:53 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Wed, 2008-02-27 at 12:57 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > > My first fear was that I was root-kitted via my stinking 56k modem, > > that only runs reliably at 28.8 > > Going off at a tangent, would you fare better (speed-wise) with a > different modem? Over here, we have what are termed "rural modems" > which are designed to cope better with the harsh conditions of long > phone lines out in the bush. The usual off-the-shelf modems fail > miserably on such lines. I haven't a clue. The rural phone lines around here are pretty much terrible and I had to choke the modem down in the init string for anything to happen, including the login. It's that OR a bunch of old tired non-USRobotic friendly modems at the ISP with crap for compression. The modems you're talking about should sell like hot-cakes over here! I'm still waiting on our Non-Profit to come up with my Satellite package, but getting money OUT of a Non-Profit is like squeezing raisins to get juice. ;) It takes a LOT of squeezing, as well as patience. ;) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
