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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Connect Speed
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.142635.20942@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 14:26:35 GMT
References: <418@alchemy.UUCP>
Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's LARGEST BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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bbs@alchemy.UUCP (BBS Administration) writes:

>Here's the problem:

>The BBS program we're writing always reports the connect speed to be this
>speed (19,200 bps) when appending a caller log file. We need to fix this
>speed so that if a user calls in using some kind of compression protocol
>we can take advantage of it by sending data to the modem faster than the
>connect speed between modems, but at the same time, we'd like to know
>what the >actual< speed is between the modems.

why not modify (or replace) getty to accept the return rate from
the modem (ie: CONNECT FAST, CONNECT 2400, etc.) and pass that to
the BBS - while keeping the DTE locked at 19200?

We have such a getty here on nstar in our archives..

-- 
      Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
                         HST/PEP/V.32/v.32bis/v.42bis 
                        regional UUCP mapping coordinator 
               {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}