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From: FINKEL@TAUNOS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: MNP
Message-ID: <8802012101.AA20310@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 31 Jan 88 09:49:32 GMT
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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