The ultimate modem handbook

• How 56K modems work. Will your phone line support them?
  
• ISDN, cable, cellular, and wireless modems: How to choose and use thorn
  
• How to set up your modem right the first time
  
• Tips on streamlining modem installation and setup
  
• How to speed up Internet browsing
  
• Usenet newsgroups with included software

The Ultimate Modem Handbook provides detailed, step-by-step guidance on
modem testing and
troubleshooting. Learn what those modem indicator lights mean, how to use
the testing
capabilities of the AT command language, and how to test serial ports. The
book comes with
sophisticated modem test software and simple instructions on how to use it.

Understand every category of communications software - including terminal
emulators, fax and
OCR software, Internet browsers, voice communications software, FTP,
compression, encoding
and decoding, and even encryption. If you're a communications professional,
you'll also find
invaluable coverage of specialty modems, including commercial voiceband,
wireless, and short
haul modems.

Ever wondered just how modems work? You're in the right place. Lewart
explains the theory of
modems, demonstrates the theoretical and practical limits on their
performance, and takes a
close look at the chip set at the heart of today's most popular modems.

You can't make the most of modem technology if you don't understand it. No
matter who you
are, The Ultimate Modem Handbook will make you a smarter modem buyer and a
more effective
modem user.