Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!usc!wuarchive!uunet!pallas!kabra437 From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco Subject: Re: Do I really need to BREAK to change baud rates? Message-ID: <489@pallas.athenanet.com> Date: 26 Dec 90 20:31:17 GMT References: <158@mnopltd.UUCP> Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams) Organization: Athenanet, Inc., Springfield, Illinois Lines: 34 In article nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) writes: > > ->Is there a way to convince the tty2A driver to automagically > ->change baud rates on Xenix 2.3.2? My boss just found out that > ->you have to send a break, and he's not happy about it. Is there > ->some configuration option I haven't found, or is there an > ->alternative tty driver? > >The problem is that I get random users calling into the BBS, and it's not >practical to tell them that they have to press break, nor can I suggest >that they get a 2400 baud modem. My boss is on my case about it because As usual, having the whole story might change the answer (opinion) that one receives back. There IS an alternative hardware solution. Replace the modem at the host with one that is buffered so you can set the Xenix baud rate at a fixed value and leave it there. There are a lot of 2400 MNP modems on the market that use a fixed baud rate of 9600. There are also several 9600 models that use a fixed rate of 19,200 or 38,400. The latter is probably your best long term solution but will set you back a few more bucks. The USR Dual Standard and Hayes Ultra come to mind (and they both are in the $700 -> $1K price range) but there are others too. This solution allows the host to always use a fixed rate in talking to the modem and the modem negotiates the final (actual) baud rate with the device at the far end. If your application is for general public access BBS service, the USR modems seem to the most popular (and they offer a special price break for BBS operators). -- ======================================================== Ken Abrams uunet!pallas!kabra437 Illinois Bell kabra437@athenanet.com Springfield (voice) 217-753-7965