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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: tip at 38400+
Date: 1 Aug 94 01:21:34 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <Cttw32.C6A@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) writes:
>In article <31geil$g3e@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> willeyma@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Mark Willey) writes:
>>Consider yourself lucky. I can't go faster than 9600 bps! This is because I
>>have some cheap-o 16450 UARTs on my motherboard. What type of UARTs do you
>>and the Linux box have? What you need is 16550.
>I'm typing this message on a FreeBSD 1.1 system with 16450 chips running
>at 38400, so it certainly can be done. I'm planning to install NetBSD
>1.0 as soon as it arrives, and I hope it can do the same...
It can be done -- I've done it. Don't plan on running anything heavy
over it, however, because you'll end up resending mangled packets
endlessly because of a few dropped chars here and there.
Guys, 16550 boards aren't that expensive... just go buy one! You'll
be happy you did -- I certainly am. :-)
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Michael L. VanLoon Iowa State University Computation Center
michaelv@iastate.edu Project Vincent Systems Staff
Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free Un*x for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
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