> Hi Rick,                           June 13, 1997
 > RC>In spite of what you read here, most modems for sale today are easier
 > RC>to configure and "set up" than were modems of the past.  Most have
 > RC>standard factory defaults so the init string need be no more than
 > RC>AT&F or AT&F1.  Most internals continue to have jumpers to select the
 > RC>comm port and IRQ, even if they also support "plug and play".
 > What about externals?  How are they configured for
 > comm port and IRQ.  I
They *don't* have a comm port and IRQ.  Those are features of the comm port 
on the serial card (or motherboard, for systems with serial and parallel 
ports integrated onto the motherboard) that the external is plugged into, not 
the external modem.  Likewise, the UART chip, which can be an 8250, 16450, 
16550 or 16650, are part of the serial card (or motherboard) and not of the 
external modem itself.
Larry
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