Subject: Re: Networking Problems Still
To: SamMaEl <rimsky@teleport.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/07/1998 12:32:41
On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, SamMaEl wrote:

> 
> 	I run my modem port at 57600, and I haven't seen a single zstty
> overflow since I moved my gateway from my IIcx to my Q630. Whether this is
> due to better serial port or SCSI performance I don't know, but I've not
> seen a single serial port error in.... well, whenever I first got my Q630
> on the ethernet, which must have been about a month ago. And, the machine
> is generally up 24/7, with quite alot of heavy use and periods of no use.
> Maybe I'm just lucky? ;-)

Maybe!

> 	I'm using 1.3B from a few months ago with a custom kernel,
> basically a 1.3B kernel with Michael Zucca's patch for Valkyrie video
> boards, 4 ppp devices, alot of file-system compatibility removed, and
> generally things I don't use commented out. Serial performance is actually
> alot better.... and MUCH better than the IIcx, especially since one of the
> serial ports was fried on it ;-)

Why 4 ppp devices when you only have two serial ports?

Take care,

Bill