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Hardware FAQ Solution #13, Networking:
Recommended Network Cards.
We prefer the Intel PCI based 10/100 EtherExpress Pro series of cards. They have a stable and reliable driver for Windows 2000. This is built on a lot of 845 and 830 motherboards.
Please note that some PCI bus master cards may starve even the best PCI based Ethernet card. Systems with ATI video cards and Cinemaster MPEG cards on 10Mbit networks may appear to be very slow with ScalaNet. Switching to a 100Mbit network or changing the Cinemaster to use the VMI feature connector, or sometimes even minor configuration changes may cause the problem to go away.
Recommended Modems.
Generally speaking we like all external modems from USRobotics. We steer clear of "WinModems" and any other internal modem. If you need to reset a modem, it is much easier to do that externally than to reset the entire computer. If you rely exclusively on modems to communicate with your players, or if you have poor telephone lines, we can highly recommend spending a little extra money for the Courier brand modems from USRobotics instead of the much cheaper "Sportster" model.
- US Robotics Courier V.Everything EXTERNAL http://www.usr.com
On systems where a "Back Channel"/POTS communications are required the US Robotics Courier V.Everything EXTERNAL is the recommended modem.
If want to use an internal modem then we would suggest using the Internal US Robotics Performance Pro 56K PCI modem card. http://www.usr.com
Recommended ISDN Network Adaptors.
Depending on the country you are in, ISDN terminal adaptors may be different. Please consult Scala technical support in your country for a list of recommended ISDN cards. If you are experiencing difficulties with TAPI and ISDN, you may wish to try TCP-IP and RAS dial support that is included with IC200 Service Pack 7.b.
Regards,
Scala Technical Support
Scala Technical Support FAQ Soution #305, last modified 12/02/2002
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