Subject: Re: Recent serial problems
To: None <graphix@iastate.edu>
From: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@HeadCandy.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/06/1996 00:02:28
>  Has anyone else had recent problems related to serial devices and i386?
>Specificly modems dropping characters.  When using Kermit it connect to
>my university's modem pool characters will randomly be lost and if I
>press a key while there is incoming text all incoming text seems to get

Forgive me if this seems obvious, but do you possibly have a getty
running on that port?

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  Michael L. VanLoon                                 michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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