Re: Minicom lag problem

[Jan Carlson <janc iname com>]

Michael Robinet wrote:

>  When I run Minicom to dial my ISP the lag is incredible.  I'm not
> talking about just once I connect to my ISP, but from startup to when
> I close it.  It takes about 15 seconds for whatever I type to appear
> on the screen.  This makes entering in my username and password
> impossible because the server times out before the info is printed.
> If anyone could tell me where to get the most recent version of
> minicom or perhaps a possible solution to the problem, it would be
> greatly appreciated.  Or if anyone knows of another program that I
> could dial in with that would help
> also.
> Thanks,
> Mike

Hmm.  Just tried xminicom here, and typed characters come back
in less than a second.      minicom-1.81-4.i386.rpm is what I'm running.

I think you will find the problem is not minicom (or xminicom).
It is probably the configuration you are using, or there is something
wrong at your ISP.  Make sure nothing else is using your modem or
serial port - diald, ppp, mgetty, etc.

Here is the simplest program for using the modem, assuming it is on
COM3:

# cu -l /dev/cua2 -s 38400

Type in     atdt<phone number><return>
and you should be talking to your ISP.




--

Jan Carlson
janc iname com   Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Mailed with Netscape 4.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.1