From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!slinac!derek
Newsgroups: net.dcom
Title: Which modem would/did you choose?
Article-I.D.: slinac.116
Posted: Wed Aug  4 02:47:08 1982
Received: Thu Aug  5 01:00:21 1982


There has been a little bit of activity in this newsgroup
regarding modems.  I saved everything.  I am looking for a
modem with the following features:

	- auto baud both in and out
	- 1200 and 300 bits per second 
	- an auto dial capability
	- auto answer
	- be able to pass commands to the unit
		over the rs232 line (if there are any)

>From what I have seen, the modems which will do the above are:

	- Datec 212
	- Racal-Vadic 3451PA
	- Ventel 212+

I could not determine if the following modems have the features.

	- Prentice
	- Novation
	- Cermetek


Could someone recomend a modem to me?  I'll summarize and post to
the net of course.

There is one further complication.  We have a Develcon Dataswitch.
I understand that the Ventel 212+ has a few problems with this beast.
In particular, when the modem is powered up, it raises control signals
which confuse the switch.  Does anyone have an autodial modem on their
switch which can be used for both dial in and out, with auto bauding?

  Derek Andrew
  U of Saskatchewan (in the Great White North, eh?)