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What getty are you using?

Kevin

> On Sun, 4 Jan 1998 11:45:02 -0700 (MST), Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >The things I would not recommend using a PC for are as a Router (and/or 
> >CSU/DSU), or as a terminal server. Get a nice Cisco router and use 
> >Livingston terminal servers. For large scales, PC serial-based boards 
> >will give you headaches.
> 
> I'm doing some simple testing to see if FreeBSD is feasible as a
> terminal server.  My first test of 2.2.5-stable, using only two ports
> simultaneously, indicates there is considerable  efficiency loss due
> to transmit underruns.  Next I'm going back to 2.2.2-release which
> reputedly performed better, and I'll try the same test on a different
> box to rule out hardware contributing to the problem.
> 
> John
> 
> 
>