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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: ache@nagual.pp.ru, bde@zeta.org.au
Subject: Re: PPP - why set CLOCAL for server ('-direct' mode) ?
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>> Presumably it needs to monitor carrier even for direct mode.  Isn't the
>
>I don't think so. It is upper level control function, f.e. /etc/rc.serial

I think so :-).

>> only difference for direct mode that getty instead of ppp opens the port?
>
>ppp already don't set speed for direct port confirming my idea about upper
>level controlling.

That's because it would be shooting itself in the foot to switch from the
speed that was used to establish the (termios mode) connection.

Bruce