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From: mikula@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Tim L. Mikula)
Subject: 9600 Baud modems and V.42bis
Message-ID: <1991May10.003348.5812@cs.umn.edu>
Sender: mikula@cs.umn.edu (Tim L. Mikula)
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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Date: Fri, 10 May 91 00:33:48 GMT
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I have XENIX 2.3.3 and would like to install a MultiTech
9600 baud modem with V.42bis data compression. According
to SCO, XENIX can only talk to a modem at speeds up to
9600. But, to get a speedup from the data compression in
my modem, I will have to communicate with my modem at 
19.2 or 38.4 Has anyone solved this problem?

Also my modem connections use error correcting modems.
I have used kermit, but the error correction built into
the transmission reduces the effect of the data
compression. Is there a better program available 
where error correction can be turned off when used
with today's smarter modems?

Without solutions to these problems, 9600 baud and
error correcting modems will not benefit XENIX users
very much.

Thanks, Tim Mikula (mikula@cs.umn.edu)