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In message <4p1r5o$huv@news.ox.ac.uk> Thomas Down wrote:

> Tony Pay (Tony@stsm.demon.co.uk) wrote:
> : Can anyone help me with this?
> 
> : I can't get past login on Demon, using Termite or ANT Suite, while set
> : faster than 38400.  I believe the II Dual card is supposed to let me do
> : this even with my antiquated machine.  I have A420/1, 4Mb RAM, ARM3,
> : RISCOS 3.1, USR Courier.  I'm using a PC style cable with the software
> : configured appropriately. 
> 
> : Perhaps this is overly optimistic, but TCPIP is set at 115200 seemingly
> : without problem.  Obviously I would benefit most from the higher speed
> : while using the web browser - i.e. with the other two pieces of
> : software.
> 
> Umm... Modems don't run faster than 28800 baud. This is supposedly more
> or less the theoretical limit of what can be achieved over normal analog
> 'phone lines. To go any faster, you'll need ISDN, or something similar.
> Unless I'm missing the point completely...

I think he's talking serial speed which is really a case of the faster the
better if your machine can cope with it, especially if you are using
compression. Some modems do go faster than 28800 baud (34k ish), but not
with demon.

-- 
Tony Howat