Without seeing the exact errors, I can't say if you have "other problems".
It is certainly possible that your phone line, or the modem at the other
end, isn't up to the higher speed ... but then, if the serial conection to
the new modem is 38400, the modem should be dropping back to 33.3 in any case.
The 16450 UART is definitely a problem. Based on my experience, it is
unreliable at speeds over 19200. Do upgrade to a 16550A or better; at least
here in the US, the boards for this upgrade are pretty cheap (US$30 last
time I checked).
At 01:46 PM 9/18/99 +0200, Gevaerts Frank wrote:
>I have a working ppp link, but it gives lots of errors (now about 300
>errors for 5000 packets). This is since I bought a new modem. The old one
>was an internal 33600, the new one is an external 56K modem. Now I know
>that it isn't a good idea to hang a 56k modem off a 38400 bps 16450 serial
>port, so this is probably the cause.
>The result is a really unreliable link, with very variable speeds. Will
>upgrading the serial port solve the problem or do I have other problems ?
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