Re: ADSL USB modems

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From: James Reather (james_at_reather.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:15:07 +0100

"Boris Merryweather" <BorisMerryweather@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:072263EC-1F99-4164-B7FD-B9E710A6A063@microsoft.com...
> In a reply to a recent post, of mine, to this site, it was claimed that
> the
> internal connection problems I was having were due to having an ADSL/USB
> modem connection to the outside world. I couldn't see the connection, yet
> the
> answer came from a respected source. Can anyone suggest why or how the
> external connection affects the internal workings?
>
> Here's how I summarised it:
> "The problem I have is between the server and workstations. How does the
> usb adsl modem affect this? The modem is the connection to the outside
> world
> - my problem relates to the inrer world. What I think you are saying is
> that
> I can't use the stairs in my house because there's something wrong with
> the
> path to the front door. Or am I missing something in what you have said?"

I think the general feeling in this group is that for SBS, there is often an
"easy way" and many "hard ways" to do things. From the collective
experience of the people in this group, it seems that a USB modem is
definitely a "hard way".

NOTE: that doesn't mean that you won't be able to make it work, but it does
mean the regulars here are going to keep pointing out that you, for whatever
reason, have chosen to avoid going the "easy way".

> From browsing I gather that this group does not approve of adsl/usb
> connections, despite Microsoft saying they're okay.

Could you point to the source of the last part of your statement? Where do
Microsoft say that USB modems are OK?

FWIW, I visited
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/server/default.aspx?subID=22&xslt=hardwarehome
and searched under several categories under Networking and Modems and I
didn't see any USB modems listed as approved for Windows Server 2003. Is
yours there?

James

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