On Sat, Oct 30, 1999 at 03:49:41AM -0700, Drew Parsons wrote: > I've got a question about making modem connections via ppp. I want to > be sure I'm configured for establishing the fastest possible > connection, and I'd like to ask those of you who know to check my > numbers with me. > > I have a V.90 (56K) capable modem (Xircom RealPort if you're > wondering), and I *think* the receiving modem (my university's modem > pool) at the other receives 56K connections, though I'm not absolutely > sure. I'm able to establish a connection using wvdial, it's all working > fine, but > I want to confirm the speed, and I'm not completely sure how to do > that. > > Now the Linux ppp tools don't seem to talk in terms of "14K", "28K", > "56K" modem speeds. They seem to refer directly to the serial port > rate, which I have set at the apparent maximum of 115200 baud (so here's the > first > question: is that 115 kilobytes or 115 kilobits? The former, I
This is not a matter of the pppd - Its a matter of the modem - The modem can be configured to report Line or Serial speed. Yours is configured to report Serial speed - Have a look into your manual how to configure the modem to report the other speed and put this into your default profile or the init string .... Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-5241-470566 ... The failure can be random; however, when it does occur, it is catastrophic and is repeatable ... Cisco Field Notice
