Subject: Re: High speed serial port
To: David Forrai <david.forrai@gemair.com>
From: None <wojtek@3miasto.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/08/2001 18:17:32
> that rate.  I am running NetBSD 1.5.1-ALPHA.  From my research, I now
> have four options:
> 
> 1) Do nothing and run at 115 kbps.
> 2) Get a USB to serial translator.  I found a unit at a local vendor for
> 22USD that supports speeds up to 1 Mbps.
> 3) Get a two port PCI serial expansion card using a 16650 chip that
> supports bauds up to 460 kbps.  About 50USB at a local vendor.
> 4) Get a one port PCI serial expansion card using a 16950 chip that
> supports bauds up to 920 kbps.  About 50USD at a local vendor.


use the last solution or (even better) but internal ISDN adapter.

> 
> Reviewing the hardware compatibility on the NetBSD site, I didn't see
> any support for a 16650 or 16950 chip.  There did seem to be support for
NetBSD supports 16650 with 
options COM16650 
and 95x as 650 (almost no performance loss) the same way.