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From: knarf@nasim.cube.net (Frank Bartels)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.protocols.ppp,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: speed of sio drivers
Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.protocols.ppp,comp.os.linux.help
Date: 19 Oct 1994 20:59:37 +0100
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Matthew Deter (mld@netcom.com) wrote:
> The problem turned out to be that my USR was powering up (from NVRAM)
> with a speed setting of 19200, but I had getty set for 38400. Getty
> doesn't send an AT (and I can't figure out how to make it do so) which
> means that unless the modem is in the correct state, there will be a
> speed mismatch between modem and serial port. This didn't happen when
> dialing OUT because the modem autobaud detected on my at commands...
> Moral: Always make sure that the modem NVRAM settings match the getty's
> and make sure that Seyon (or your dialout program) doesn't change the
> modem's lock rate, either, or the problem will resurface whenever
> someone decides to dial out.
My moral: Never use a getty which knows nothing about a modem on a
modem line. Use mgetty instead. It doesn't require to switch your modem
to be braindead (no echo, no response messages, auto answer even if the
machine is down). mgetty will check every hour if your modem is still
alive. mgetty is able to log the connect messages if a user dials in.
mgetty will print /etc/issue before the login prompt. mgetty will
receive faxes for you if you have a faxmodem.
Ask archie for mgetty if you don't want trouble with your modem.
mgetty works fine on FreeBSD 1.1.5 here.
Bye,
Knarf
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