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From: ksand@appleoz.oz.au (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Need help with 19200 baud Telebit
Message-ID: <868@appleoz.oz.au>
Date: 7 Dec 89 23:02:15 GMT
References: <1989Nov29.163459.23051@oxtrap.aa.ox.com>
Reply-To: ksand@appleoz.oz.AU (Kent Sandvik)
Organization: Cyberspace Networking Group, Apple
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time@oxtrap.aa.ox.com (Tim Endres) writes in article <1989Nov29.163459.23051@oxtrap.aa.ox.com>:

      Someone told me that there exists a default baud rate for each
      tty in the kernel, and it is tricky to get the port to handle
      different bauds. Something like the port had to be opened *originally*
      at the desired rate, and held open at that rate. This did not sound right
      to me. I also remember some discussion here a while back about exactly
      this problem.

This is a typical UNIX case for outgoing modem lines with *no* getty that
programs the port settings (as with ingoing lines and getty spawned).
That's the case where you need to override the default setting with 
a program that opens the port, does ioctl on the port settings and keeps
the port open until doomsday.

/Kent

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