Re: [m0n0wall] net4801 Console speed confusion

From:	Manuel Kasper <mk at neon1 dot net>
To:	Jeffrey Goldberg <jeffrey at goldmark dot org>
Cc:	m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] net4801 Console speed confusion
Date:	Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:06:19 +0200

On 28.10.2004 22:34 -0700, Jeffrey Goldberg wrote:

> I assume (haven't tested this yet) that I can "fix" this by setting
> the net4801 BIOS to communicate at 9600.  I'm fine with that if it
> works, but since I've seen no other mention of this problem, I'm
> wondering whether I've done something else wrong.

Yep, for m0n0wall < 1.2b1, the console speed in the Soekris BIOS
needs to be set to 9600 (as explained in the installation
instructions). Starting from 1.2b1, you can set it to any speed you
like, and m0n0wall will use whatever the BIOS set the serial port to.

- Manuel