If you are transferring to tape, the tape-based VersaBrailles can't actually handle data in Computer Braille mode much faster than 1200 baud. They go a little faster if you're using binary braille mode, but nobody's going to use that mode nowadays. So regardless of the baud rate on the PC side, you must have handshaking enabled. I don't know the limits of the disk-based VersaBrailles which came later. At 11:18 PM 3/16/02 -0600, you wrote: >Probably debian didn't recognize your ethernet card because the default kernel >didn't have it compiled in. Some of that might depend on what version of debian >you had also, though some card won't be recognized and you then either have to >get the module or recompile your kernel. However, it's probably not something >you wanted to do right at the beginning of linux use. > >As for the "versabrailler" (I'm not sure if you are feferring to the vbII+ or >something else) I haven't used it with linux, but I did use it connected to my >computer in DOS to copy files, etc. I did get it up to 9600 baud; unfortunately >I don't have it out and can't replicate what I did to accomplish this. I know it >had something to do with the dc-in or out and the dts settings and I did have to >play with it somewhat. If I get really ambitious I'll haul it out at some point >and see if I can figure it out. Braille is the solution to the digital divide. Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <lras@loc.gov> <http://www.loc.gov/nls> HOME: <lras@sprynet.com> <http://lras.home.sprynet.com>