Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!TAURUS.BITNET!finkel
From: finkel@TAURUS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: MNP make for a faster modem?
Keywords: MNP
Message-ID: <8801282335.AA23792@MATH.Tau.Ac.IL>
Date: 28 Jan 88 23:35:56 GMT
References: <3027@killer.UUCP> <6678@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Reply-To: <finkel%TAURUS.BITNET@CNUCE-VM.ARPA>
Lines: 13


Since we were in the MNP business, I have a question:

I have seen an ad for a program which emulates MNP by software. (for PCDOS).
According to what I know, ( and was also posted here ), MNP protocol above
level 2 ( level 3 and up ) uses synchronous mode ( no start/stop bits ) in
order to gain a speed increase. I understand that it's not a problem to emulate
MNP level 1,2 by software, but is that possible with levels 3 and up? Can you
run a synchronous protocol over a normal rs232 hardware ( say, like the PC),
that will be compatible with MNP? I don't remember the level mentioned in the
ad, if it was mentioned at all.

Udi Finkelstein       finkel@math.tau.ac.il  or finkel@taurus.bitnet