[Sunhelp] 3com modem

[dhansen at zebra.net]

 Ravi,

      If I'm reading your description of this item correctly, you do not have an analog
modem there. This is an ISDN router with perks. You connect your computer to it
via ethernet (one of the RJ45 ports). This item serves other purposes than just
ISDN services, it also acts as an ethernet hub and a V.90 server.
    What that last part means is that it can _answer_ analog 56K connections
but cannot initiate them. It's used so that you, or someone else, could dial into
your home setup (the 56K LAN modem (I really wish companies would stop calling
these things "modems") at speeds upwards of 56K. This is special because unlike
the slower modem speeds, 56K connections can only be made with normal modems
on the initiating end and special "server" type variations on the receiving end (your
56K LAN modem).

 -david

> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to connect the 56K LAN modem of 3com with the sun system(E420R 
> solaris 2.6) but in vain. This modem doesnt have a serial port so i would 
> like to know is there any adaptor/converter which will do RS232 to RJ45. 
> Also is there a better way to do than this. The modem only has 4 UTP ports 
> and 2 RJ11.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
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