Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:06:22 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Keith Leonard <keithl@wakko.gil.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: silo overflow? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970115170533.5627Y-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970113215146.18578A-100000@wakko.gil.net>
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On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Keith Leonard wrote: > I was just reading my mail (which is on my ISPs mail machine) using telnet > and pine. and I get a kernel message that goes something like this (don't > quote me): > > kernel message: sio0 - silo overflow .... > > I'm using a 14400 intel external modem hooked to the serial port on my IBM > PS/Note (yes it's old) using a 16450 UART. The setting in the script to > start pppd and chat is set to 19200 so as not to overrun the older chip. > Is this the problem, should I set it to a lower speed. Or am I barking up > the wrong tree? > PS. I don't have this happen on my larger machine using a 16550 Well, that is your problem. FreeBSD doesn't service the sio port fast enough for 16450 hardware, so you'll get dropped characters. With PPP it isn't such a bad problem since it'll just resend bad packets. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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