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From: phil@rivendell.apana.org.au (Phil Homewood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Modem woes (intermittent connects)
Date: 19 Oct 1994 20:03:50 +1000
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Matthew Deter (mld@netcom.com) wrote:
: Nate Williams (nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu) wrote:

: : What kind of handshaking are you using on your modems?  It doesn't
: : matter how fast the UARTS will go if the computer doesn't have flow
: : control turned on correctly.

: Granted.  What is the correct command to use hardware handshaking on
: the ttydX dialout devices?  I tried "stty </dev/ttyd1 crtscts" in the 
: rc.serial file but it hangs...

(This is for FreeBSD 1.1.5.1; others may differ)
ttydX aren't dialout - they're dialin. cua0X are the dialouts.

Try 'stty -f /dev/cuai01 crtscts'.

(the 'i' is for 'i'nitialisation port.)

Cheers,

Phil.
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Phil Homewood                           phil@rivendell.apana.org.au
APANA Brisbane Regional Co-Ordinator    brisbane@apana.org.au
          "Oh my God, there's an axe in my head!"