Re: ADSL USB modems

From: Boris Merryweather (BorisMerryweather_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:01:03 -0800

816098 How to Configure an Alcatel USB Modem from British Telecom for ADSL
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=816098

Boris

"James Reather" wrote:

>
> "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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