>> Everything works fine, until I hooked a modem up to the serial port.
>> Not long after netbsd boots the DTR light comes on on the modem &
>> also the RD & TD lights stay on.

This sounds to me like the infinite-echo problem: both the modem and
the host are echoing characters, so as soon either of them sends
anything they start jabbering at one another.  If either end produces
an error (eg, a modem command error) this only fuels the fire.

>> Once netbsd has finished booting I can <sometimes> connect to a
>> remote modem, but when the connection is established this modem just
>> pumps garbage to the remote one.

Connect how?  And what sort of garbage?

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