Re: [hylafax-users] multi modem setup

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Baris wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone could share thier setups for 3 modems in 
> HylaFax. I am looking for the cheapest solution, so if USB modems is 
> the way to go, I would like to know which modems they are using and 
> where I can find them. If PCI is the way to go, same thing, which 
> modems, and where do I find them. Search Google I found that most 
> multiport modem cards are pretty expensive. Please help. Thanks.


Probably the *cheapest* 3-modem solution would be to get 3 Conexant PCI 
Linmodems and use the $15 Linuxant driver (which now supports multiple 
instances).  You'd probably be US$60 into that.

However, the downside there is that you wouldn't have V.34-Fax, so if 
you're talking about sending lots of long-distance faxes, then you may 
be *cheaper* in the long-run getting a 4-port MultiTech ISI modem or a 
MainPine RockForce card.

I've never really used a multi-USB-modem installation, so I can't 
counsel you on that.  My concern with USB modems, though, is the 
consistency of the device node naming over reboots.

Lee.

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