Re: (PM) pm3 disconnects

Jon Ribbens (jon@oaktree.co.uk)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 19:22:34 +0100

Richard Morrell <portmaster@ednet.co.uk> wrote:
> > Why do you need start or stop bits, which are usually sent to
> > synchronise clocks?
>
> Nope, start and stop bits are usually just there to delimit the data that
> you are sending down the pipe.

Hmm, well in ISDN maybe. In the applications I have seen before, the start
bit at least is to synchronise the clocks of the sender and receiver. I never
quite worked out what stop bits were for.

> > Presumably PPP is the best protocol to tell our customers to use to connect
> > to our PM3?
>
> Yes.

Just to clear up any final confusion: if someone dials in using PPP, with
PPP configured on their TA also, they are sending PPP frames inside PPP
frames?

Cheers

Jon

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