John Anderson wrote:
I am using a Best Data external modem that mentions a 230400 maximum throughput rate. I have a serial card that has a 16650 UART. Best Data claims that they have a driver, but only for Windows to get it to that speed. They also claim that a speed higher than 115200 doesn't give a better transfer rate. In contrast to this, I have heard many people recommend the higher transfer rates as it will help during the transfer of web pages. I also read that if the baud rate is set to 115200 than you can actually get a throughput of 230400 (with a divisor of 1). Any suggestions?
------------------------ John Kerr Anderson jkanders@alpha.delta.edu SuSE GmbH 6.4 ------------------------
Unless it has changed recently, in the US the speed of a modem over normal telephone lines is limited by law. I forget the exact figure, but it is 55XXXK something. This does not apply to cable and ISDN lines, just normal telephone lines. I wouldn't listen to the claims made by a modem company anyway. Most figures they give are taken under laboratory conditions and are idea figures. Seldom would anyone get these results in a real world situation. There are too many factors that can affect the results. Nevada -- "....for the ram, by nature, is a wild and courageous animal, lonely in lonely places, whereas when tamed and made to lie down in green pastures, nothing is left but the docile, cowardly, gregarious and succulent beast. This then is the theory of government." -- Aleister Crowley -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq