Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos!otto!s872007 From: s872007@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au (David Burren [Athos]) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: 2400/MNP5 + CONNECT = 2400 baud????? Message-ID: Date: 8 Nov 90 12:22:50 GMT References: <58217@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Sender: news@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au Organization: Faculty of Business, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia Lines: 28 In <58217@unix.cis.pitt.edu> cgwst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Gray Watson) writes: >Now the problem: users logging into my system at *normal* 2400 baud (1200 and >300 also) have their environment set to 9600 baud. The modem handles the >speed mismatch so there is not a problem there, but anything that uses >a termcap-like database (gnu-emacs for example) thinks you are on a 9600 baud >line and sends 4 times the number of padding NULLs. >I have tried to set my modems to auto-baud on the Sparc serial connection >in parallel with the modem connection but I am finding that MNP5 connections >get set to 2400 baud. Back where I started with no speed increase. >Am I missing something? Do I have any bad assumptions/information here? I've found the same thing. However, talking to the modem at a fixed 4800 bps instead of 9600 bps reduces the problem. It would be nice if the modem would tell the host "CONNECT 4800" if it gets an MNP connection, and "CONNECT 2400" if it got one at 1200 baud, but so far I haven't seen one that would, so I live with the problem. I've mentioned it to the manufacturers, but as yet it's just on the wish list. FYI, the MNP modems I use are Netcomm M4/M5s and Maestro 2400/DataOptimizers. Both Netcomm and Maestro are Australian manufacturers. _______________________________________________________________________ David Burren (Wookie Athos) Work: david@bacchus.esa.oz.au Software Development Engineer Home: athos%eyrie@labtam.oz.au Expert Solutions Australia School: s872007@otto.rmit.oz.au