Does this concept apply in any way to ethernet links as well?  Obviously
ethernet does not use the serial port, but is its speed adjustable?  I
have a Centris 650 serving only as a NAT box between my cable modem and
home network.  I assumed that 10 base T was 10 base T, and that there was
nothing I could do about it.  Was I wrong, and if so, where would I start
reading?  Thanks, and happy new year everybody!

Phil


On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Bill Studenmund wrote:

> In -current and in 1.4.2, you can actually set it to 230400.
> 
> But that's not necessarily wise.
> 
> To see what's ok, try raising the speed. Then look to see if you're
> getting silo overflows or ifloods. If you're getting silo overflows, lower
> the baud rate. If you're seeing ifloods, make sure you're using "cdtrcts"
> handshaking, have the modem set to do RTS/CTS handshaking, and have a
> hardware handshaking modem cable. Also you need to set the modem to not
> disconnect when DTR goes away.
> 
> The thing to remember is each time you see a silo overflow or an iflood,
> that means that you have lost a packet which was coming over the ppp link.
> If it was an interactive packet (like you typed a key in a window), that's
> easy to resend. But if you're downloading, the packet was as full as it
> can be, and it all has to be resent.
> 
> The amount of disk activity you do will make a difference, with the less
> the better. Hauke has run an isdn connection on a IIci (I think) at 115200
> without problem. But that machine ONLY hooks the ISDN to the local
> ethernet.
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Bill
>