rec.autos.simulators

I currently have a serial port Supra Express 56e - I also have a PCI
internal jobbie ( software - not hardware)

Which would be the better of the two, and if I should consider another
modem - which one?

Cheers

Doug

I've heard that USB modems might be better than an external one, but I
doubt the difference is that big. If you decide on an USB modem, make
sure it isn't a winmodem (many are).

Have a look at Alison's GPL online F.A.Q, she has lots of info about
this. Can't find the link right now.

Cheers,

/Martin
who has a Supra somewhere collecting dust...

EEK! Software modem BAD!!!  :)

Any good-quality hardware modem should work for online racing. Also, a 56K
modem is often WORSE for *** than a 33.6K (or even 28K) modem - that
additional speed is accomplished with various compression schemes, which are
often unnecessary as the game has already compressed its packets in its own
way. 56K is also more dependent on line quality, and may retransmit in an
attempt to get that throughput.

Before I got ADSL, I bought a used 33.6 internal hardware modem for $25 at
my local computer store and it worked great. I'm sure an external modem is
fine too, as long as it's not a software one. I just didn't want the extra
clutter.

I tried a USB modem back in the old days. It improved the connection
enormously (much less warping) but my frame rates took a huge dive (on a PII
333 with SLI'd Voodoo 2's). Thinking about it now, it must have been a
winmodem, although I'm sure I would have checked. I kept it for a week then
shelved it and bought a 33.6K internal hardware modem, which worked great
until I finally got ADSL.

I have 2 version of my dial up account - one has compression turned off :D

Doug

;-))

Morgan

Phoned BT  - No ADSL at my exchange.

Phoned NTL - No cable model at my exchange.

1.5 miles from the centre of a 150,000+ city - and no broadband.

Great isnt it

Doug

Over here I'm paying 55/3 months for my ISDN connection, plus used time
of course, regular analogue phone line is about 40/3 months, passive
ISDN modems run about the same price as software modems

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

"The Pits"    http://www.theuspits.com/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--

Force you're connection speed to 26400
disable compression
enable error correction
force serial port to 56k no autobaud

This worked pretty good for me.

Good Luck
Dave

When it comes to Modems, there's only one king of hill.  The 3COM/US
Robotics Courier V.56 Everything.

It's an industrial/corporate class modem that's built better than anything
else out there.

It is also, unfortunately, expensive.  The last one I bought was $250.

A lot of ISP's use Courier Rack-Mounts for incomming connections.

-Larry

Absolutely, positively get a true HARDWARE based modem.  This means it will
most likely be an external.

The USR Courier I recommend, of course, is a true hardware modem.

-Larry

-Larry

Unfortunately, it cost $120 per 60/B-Channel hrs where I am :(

Verizon SUCKS!

-Larry

Yes, ISDN is excellent for *** as a client, latency is about as low
as you get unless your sitting right next to the server on a major
backbone, bandwidth is of course limited, but then again any decent
multiplayer code won't use the full 64k available in the first place,
let alone the 128k available if needed

Not that I'm going back to ISDN from my ADSL :-)

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

How can I see if I have my PCI jobby is a WinModem or not?

Bye,
Leo