From: Guru Aleph_Null (spj@ukelele.gcr.com)
Date: 08/07/93


From: spj@ukelele.gcr.com (Guru Aleph_Null)
Subject: Re: 38400 or 57600 baud, which to use? With what FIFO trigger setting?
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1993 02:12:21 GMT

jim@n5ial.mythical.com (Jim Graham) writes:

>Now, if you're actually using V.32bis, you'll want 57.6 kb as long as it
>doesn't cause any problems.

Now, on my 386DX25, with 16450 UART, a "saturated" 38.4 connection dogs my
machine, I'm talking about virtual consoles not "snapping" instantaneously
when you hit Alt-Fx! I can't imagine what locking the port at 57.6 would
do ;). (There's no hope for replacing the UARTs, the multifunction I/O
card I got stuck with implements them "interally", there aren't any to rip
out and replace. :( )

>Also, you indicate that the system is doing ok at 57.6 kb, so as long as
>this is the case, personally, I'd set it at 57.6 kb. Of course, I can't
>do this, because the USR DS I have (large footprint, square LEDs, V.32bis)
>can't handle a port speed higher than 38.4 kb. :-( Be *ABSOLUTELY* sure
>that you have the flow control set to use hardware flow (RTS/CTS).

As I learned before from someone else:

$ stty crtscts </dev/cuaN

does wonders, it cleaned up all the CRC errors.

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