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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help: Multiple login prompt
Date: 31 Oct 1995 11:07:12 +0100
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Tushar Patel <tushar@ecpi.com> wrote:

>I am using serial card (Boca 4 port) for dialup login. My serial
>devices are ttyd4 to ttyd7. when the remote system connects to
>the FreeBSD machine, somehow it gives me 6 "login:" prompt
>before it becomes stable. Boca Card has 16550A.

Never seen it, and we run a Boca 2016 card on sax.sax.de with great
success.

Does this really happen for *every* remote peer (kermit, cu, DOS
``terminal'' programs)?  Or does the remote end accidentally issue a
few CR's?
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)