i used to do this with an old d-link as a backup and it worked pretty good. i would never pay for an ISP i couldn't manually configure.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...er+serial+port

under the product search i saw this:

http://www.shentech.com/fwg114pna.html

you can get something like that and plug an external modem into the serial port...usually just have to tell it a phone number and login. most external modems will take a serial connection but make sure because some are now USB. you could try something older/cheaper:

http://cgi.ebay.com/D-LINK-WIRELESS-...QQcmdZViewItem

that's similar to the one i had. the picture shows the rs-232 9-pin port for connecting your dial up modem.

Thanks. This is what I was looking for. Unfortunately (or
fortunately, depending on you viewpoint) time and technology
have intervened to eliminate the need for the dialup backup.
Most places we have traveled to recently have high-speed
internet access available in the room, and the rest have
low-cost Internet Cafes.

Thanks again.

Ed

Your link brings you to bluehost.com, which leads me to believe that either your link is broken, or you are spamming (or both). Plus, you're replying to a 6 month old thread.