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From: jkh@freefall.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.protocols.ppp,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: PPP at 115200 bps (FreeBSD or Linux?) to a Xyplex MX1620?
Date: 09 Oct 1994 00:21:31 GMT
Organization: Walnut Creek CD-ROM
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In-reply-to: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com's message of 08 Oct 1994 22:38:13 GMT

In article <MICHAELV.94Oct8173816@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:

   I have two Practical Peripherals V.Fast/V.34 modems and a Hayes ESP
   card for both of them, and I run PPP over them.  Granted I run it
   under NetBSD, but I don't think that should make a big difference.  I
   started out with a 16550 card, and just didn't like the fact that
   characters were getting dropped, because that would put lags in the

Not to score points or anything, but just to note that FreeBSD *does*
make a difference.  The sio driver won't drop your characters with a
16550.  I know, I've done it many times.

						Jordan