Re: flexfax: 56k modems with Class 2

[Chen Coulter <software_sourcery@bigfoot.com>]

Glenn Burkhardt wrote:
> 
> I've just gotten a note from MultiTech sales saying that the MT5600ZDX comes
> with Class 2 fax support.  It didn't use to.  So we'll get one and try it.
> 
> Does anyone else have one?
> 
> The only other modem I've found on the market with both 56k and Class 2 support
> is the Practical Peripherals model, which some people say is junk (although
> they didn't say exactly why)...

Glenn:

We heard the same thing from Multi-Tech sales and brought one in
to evaluate.  We found that it still contains a Rockwell chipset
(which is a negative in my view).  It seemed to work fine with
the standard Multi-Tech config files for HylaFAX.  While it worked
O.K. for faxing, it did not work at all in the Unix environment
for data.  Since we require both, we sent it back and plan to
stick with the MT2834ZDXb (contains a Multi-Tech chipset) for
the forseeable future.

Chen Coulter
software_sourcery@bigfoot.com