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From: ortmann@plains.nodak.edu (Daniel Ortmann)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: serial speed of freebsd/netbsd
Date: 3 May 1996 01:14:46 -0500
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network (NDHECN)
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In article <jesper.brondum-0205961522400001@dialup105-3-10.swipnet.se>,
Jesper Brondum <jesper.brondum@mailbox.swipnet.se> wrote:
>
>Hi
>
>For the moment i have an sparc station with 38k serial speed, but i have to
> run an unix w 115k serial speed, can freebsd/netbsd/linux do that ...
>
>the ports in the pc is 16550 chips.

Yes.

I have run FreeBSD serial links with 16450 uarts at 115k...hooked up
to a 7100 PowerMac.  At that speed I did have a character here and there
dropped.  There was never any problem at 57k even on a loaded system (eisa
bus, 486/66, 16MB).  I don't know precisely how hard the mac was hitting
the line.

With my ByteRunner serial board with 16550's 115k wasn't ever a problem.
-- 
Daniel