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From: paine@rust.dec.com (Willy Paine)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Looking for smart serial ports for Unix
Message-ID: <8912140021.AA00205@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 14 Dec 89 00:21:49 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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Thank you very much for your comments.  I just want to be awared that
several people, especially dealers and consultants, are replying
postitive comments about Arnet and other smart ports while many other,
mostly customers, have chance to show their problem with modem-type
terminals.   I already spend $750 on Arnet but now I dont know what
should I do next with Arnet.   I think Smart Port is good for only hard
wire terminal while dumb terminal is good for modem type.  I feel little
frustration with dealers and consultants who claims to have no problem
with i]Arnet or Smart ports and they are doing their jobs for living. I
do consulting work sometime in my sparetime and I never suggest on
untested products at all.  I am asking someone who have excellent result
using same modems and Operating System before I can buy products.  I
think this is the best way to do...

Also I hope Arnet and other manufacturers will listen our comments on
making ports better and more reliable.  Thank you for your time with
your commnets...  I have not decide on buying next multi-ports yet...

willy



In article <5762@ozdaltx.UUCP> you write:
>We have: SCO XENIX 2.2.3, Arnet 4-port Smartboard, 4, 2400b modems -
>assorted flavors, all Hayes compatable.
>
>Phil Hughes writes:
>> Willy Paine writes:
>>> I have SCO Unix 3.2, Telebit T2500 and Hayes 2400.  I am still looking
>>> for smart or multiple serial ports board.   I have Arnet Smartport but
>>> this has alot of problem getting modem to work on different baudrates.
>>> .....
>
>We're running into the same problem also.  Often them modem dosn't
>reset back to 2400b after a caller (at 1200 or 300b) hangs up.
>I've tried setting modem to B0 and B1, B1 seems to work better as far
>as a good connect, but again, dosn't always reset to 2400.
>This happens on the COM ports as well as the Smartboard.

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>

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