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From: frank@martha.utcc.utk.edu (phrank the punk)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: SLIP/PPP
Date: 9 Dec 1994 15:10:55 -0500
Organization: ifan (inst. for appl. nonsense)
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Danny Unser (dunser@silver.sdsmt.edu) wrote:
: I am trying to connect my UNIX box (FreeBSD 1.1.5.1) and a MS-DOS machine via 
: SLIP or PPP.  I've tried slip and get a connect with the UNIX (by use of 
: slattach and ifconfig) at 9600 buad, but at the DOS end it connect at 300 
: baud.  From the UNIX box I can ping the dos machine, however not the other way 
: around.  Anyone have suggestions?


i'm not sure ( 'don't like dos) but you might try:

mode com1 baud=9600 parity=n data=8 stop=1

or so... (why 9600 ? you may run 115200 baud ;)

so long,
            frank
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