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From: mld@netcom.com (Matthew Deter)
Subject: Re: Modem woes (intermittent connects)
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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 07:16:45 GMT
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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...

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