Subject: Re: PPP on built-in serial?
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Donald Lee <donlee_ppc1@icompute.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/26/2002 11:20:34
>Hi,
>
>it seems my built in serial port can go all the way to dialling into
>my PPP server, then it stops for an unexplained reason.
>
>Are the serial ports broken on macppc? I remember they were years
>back..

Yes.  I use a Cyclades card to do serial on MacPPC.  It's the only way
I've found.  Built-in serial only works if you don't push it very hard.
ppp is "too hard".

-dgl-

P.S.  The stock Cyclades is busted too.  If anyone is interested, I can
provide the patches I've been running.

>I'm talking Wallstreet powerbook here.
>
>Regards,
>  C.
>--
> charlie@rubberduck.com
> http://rubberduck.com/yeled/pgp.txt