>Number:         1498
>Category:       port-mac
>Synopsis:       serial driver doesn't do hardware handshaking
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep 25 10:35:00 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     noud de brouwer
>Organization:
	KnoT Foundation
>Release:        NetBSD-current Wed Sep 20 1995
>Environment:
	Mac IIcx, Mac IIx and Mac II and all other Macs
System: NetBSD dns 1.0A NetBSD 1.0A (GENERIC) #0: Tue Aug 29 23:43:34 EDT 1995 briggs@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us:/u/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/GENERIC mac68k


>Description:
	The serial driver does not support hardware handshaking so people with serial connections to the net or people with ppp or slip setup get very low transfer, 600-100b/s.
>How-To-Repeat:
	setup a serial connection and mesure ftp throughput.
>Fix:
	rewrite the serial driver software.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: