On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 01:27:04AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 09:02:04AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > Pretty sure. I think what's commonly referred to as a 14.4k modem goes at > > 14400bps, and I think 10Mbps Ethernet goes at 10 million (10,000,000)bps. > > But I also saw it on that (physics.nist.gov) website quoted earlier, in the > > "Historical Context" section. > > Actually, usually 19200 for the 14.4k modem, which actually overshoots > 14.4kbps(base2) and 14.4kbps(base10). Isn't that the difference between standard RS232 rates and standard modem rates? The two closest RS232 speeds to the modem speed are 9600 and 19200, so you choose 19200 and just don't run the RS232 to the max. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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