I wish I could keep my dorm connection when I go home...

[Verruckt]

Yes, this is a post about the peformance of a modem, which is a piece of hardware. I'm posting it here because I am specifically interested in its Win2K performance, etc. :-D
My old DiamondSupraExpress 56K ISA modem has issues with Win2k. I can sell it to a friend who desperatly needs a decent hardware modem (really crappy phone lines...too far from the phone station I think), so it is not a complete loss... I want to get a Diamond SupraExpress 56K external serial modem because the ISA one was really good (until I switched to Win2K).

I can get one for $80 from buy.com - http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=10020169

My question is not only "is this a good modem?" but "is this modem good under win2k?" And yes, I have checked NT Compatible. It did offer some useful info, but not enough...

I will primarily be browsing the web and downloading stuff with this modem, tho online gaming is not out of the question.

I am running Win2K with SP1, DX8 and the latest compatibility update on a P3 and a Soyo-made Via 133A based motherboard.

...thanks...

 

[Ewu]

I have a Diamond Express 56 external serial modem... and I don't have any problems with it, unless I forget to turn it on when I first boot up the computer using 2000. Otherwise, I have to reboot just to get the damn thing working. The funny thing is I never had a problem with turning the modem on or off in 98 and it worked fine. Looks like 2000 needs to know it's there when it first starts up or else it doesn't recognize it. Currently I'm using generic driver in 2000 to make it work.