Welcome to the CoastNet 56K pages. Here we try to keep you up to date on the happenings of 56k on CoastNet and some places to find more information. As most newer computers and 56k modems are being released with the correct firmware version, we no longer require you to check the version number.

If you have a fairly new modem then you will be able to connect to CoastNet at higher than 28,800 speeds.

Here's what will work properly.

Windows:

• You must have a 56Kbps speed modem which supports either the 56 KFlex or the V.90 standard. Plus an appropriate firmware upgrade of version 1.0 or higher. (Windows95) Most firmware upgrades are avaiable from the various modem manufacturers websites. eg. http://www.globalvillage.com/ Some qualifying modem types include: Zoom, Hayes, Motorola, Global Village and Supra, among others. Yes, 33,600 modems are included will notice a speed increase to 31,200 or 33,600.
• CLICK Here for instructions on how to check your firmware version.

Macintosh:

• MacOS8 with Open Transport 1.1 (TCP/IP) or higher and Open Transport PPP or FreePPP 2.5V2 or higher only. Some versions of ConfigPPP may work fine, but we cannot offer a list of versions as we cannot possibly test them all.
• Mac users using OT/PPP must also have the latest "CCL script" for Open transport PPP. These scripts are available from the various manufacturers websites. eg http://www.globalvillage.com/ Get it first. Some qualifying modem types include: Hayes, Motorola, Global Village and Supra, among others.
• Yes. 33,600 modems are included and will see some marginal speed increase.
• CLICK Here for instructions on how to check your firmware version.
• Yes, Mac OS X will work fine, too!