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From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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Subject: Re: more general info on SIO problems in 2.1.5.
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Andrew writes:
> 
> > 
> >  The behaviour I get is that when large amounts of data are generated 
> > at the other end (after dialing a remote system) - I get several
> > screen-fulls of output, then everything stops.. *However* from the
> > modem lights, I see that the modem is still receiving data... it's just
> > not getting to the kermit process to be written out.
> > 
> >  That is, it would appear that the process has going into ttywait
> > (for some reason) and can't get out, even though the modem itself
> > thinks things are just fine.
> 
> This may be only a coincidence, however, this is the exact same behaviour 
> exhibited by the Digiboard intelligent driver (dgb) when using a PC/4e card.
> This was on 2.1.0.  I wonder if some things were cross pollinated along 
> the way.
> 

 Yes - it is exactly the behaviour I was seeing in 2.1R.

 I was hoping it was improved in 2.1.5...  perhaps it says
a lot about the idea of "stable" that it wasn't (i.e. 2.1.5
isn't that different than 2.1R.)


	- Dave Rivers -