Josterberg,

Purchase an external modem which connects to your serial port and has it's own power supply.  BTW, 500ma is the max current that a USB port can provide.  If your US Robotics modem draws this much power, then you will not be able to have any other USB devices on your system.  It is a poor design to have one device use the all of the power which is available on a single port.

Steve

Steve

BigBrother,

Do you think the powered-hub idea would work? Might be cheaper than a new serial modem.

I've had a USR 5686E (serial) for a couple years. Great modem. I find I have to slow it down with init strings to get the best throughput at my location, though.

nilo,

A powered hub would probably work just as well.  For a communications device, however, using a dedicated port usually provides for the best operation.  If several other devices are connected to the USB port or a powered hub, the bandwidth will be divided among the devices.  Dial up connections are susceptible to lots of problems and issues.  Sharing a port between a dial up connection and other devices can often lead to additional problems.

Steve

To All Who Replied, Thanks. Was "on the shelf" for a while, so just got back at it. Big Bro and nilo, won't the serial port external modem be slower than the USB? I thought "serial" meant one bit, then another, then another... THX AGAIN JJO

Your Com port (serial port) can more than handle the DTE rates the modem is capable of.

Yes, serial means one bit at a time.

Note that USB is Universal Serial Bus - one bit at a time.

Message Edited by ddeerrff on 06-09-2004 08:59 PM

What ddeerrff said.

My serial-connected hardware modem is noticeably faster than my PCI Winmodem.