On Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 07:56:05AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > which I got out of a book on Linux networking. Previously I was using > /dev/ttyS1 for outgoing connections. Is there any reason to use the cua > devices? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The cua devices (call out) were originally created as separate devices for > outgoing connections, the ttyS devices were used for incomming connections. > The idea was that by using lock files an outgoing process would check for > an incomming process before starting (and visa versa). There are other > ways of doing this today and the use of the cua devices have fallen into > dis-favor. (which is why debian does not use them?) I think slackware > still builds cua devices. I am using /dev/ttyS0 to connect my modem.
It seems Slackware is often slow to adapt to new things... (e.g. FHS!) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
