From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Sep 3 00:10:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA25058 for chat-outgoing; Wed, 3 Sep 1997 00:10:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nico.telstra.net (nico.telstra.net [139.130.204.16]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id AAA25049 for ; Wed, 3 Sep 1997 00:10:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by nico.telstra.net (8.6.10/8.6.10) with ESMTP id RAA25231; Wed, 3 Sep 1997 17:10:08 +1000 Received: (grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.6.12) id QAA08837; Wed, 3 Sep 1997 16:39:57 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19970903163957.09017@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 16:39:57 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Mike Smith Cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: Anyway to get connect speed with usermode ppp/tun0 device? References: <199709030659.QAA00291@word.smith.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81e In-Reply-To: <199709030659.QAA00291@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Wed, Sep 03, 1997 at 04:29:44PM +0930 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8250 Fax: +61-8-8388-8250 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Fight-Spam-Now: http://www.cauce.org Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk (moved to chat) On Wed, Sep 03, 1997 at 04:29:44PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: >> >>> The speed is specified as 'baud'; in fact, it's bit per second. > > It is correct to specify the speed as "baud" in conjunction with a > single-wire serial interface. I suppose you mean a two-wire interface. Sure, you can use the term baud if that's the speed talking about. Here we're talking about a 2400 baud interface. It's transferring 38,400 bits per second. OK, you might say "this interface is between the serial interface and the modem". And yes, over this interface the speed is 38,400 baud as well as 38,400 bps. But that's \fIvery\fP misleading, and there's no need for it. Greg