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From: rwhite@nusdecs.uucp (Robert White)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Layers and Multitech V.32/v.42 modems
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.171947.3846@nusdecs.uucp>
Date: 11 Apr 91 17:19:47 GMT
References: <1991Apr11.023029.19737@cbnews.att.com>
Organization: National University, San Diego
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Layers on Modems et-al.

First, if you can arange it so that you don't do Xon/off flow
control anyware on the circuit you will be much happier.
If your modem is eating the characters many of the layers
control packets can acutally stop the modem transmitions.
You hang.

If you can't get rid of Xon/off then use the setup option
"Encoding On" (Which I have on my 630, and understand to
be standard(tm) to all layering devices, but your mileage
may vary) so that all of the control characters are encoded
for transmission within the printable character set (al la
kermit).  This setting should make many of your problems
go away.

(Note, only the setting inside the terminal is necessary.
there is noplace else it occurs.  The host system gets
the options from the terminal durring protocol initalization.
It is a connection-by-connection deal,)
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