[wellylug] Modem Problems...

[David Antliff]

Technically, this is incorrect. I know what you're trying to say, but baud
'rate' (baud is already a rate...) does not imply any particular pairing
but is rather the symbol rate across a communications channel (also known
as the signalling rate). It's an old term that existed before bits and
bytes were commonplace, and relates to the number of physical
information-carrying signals per second. For example, voltage level
changes on a wire.

56kbps modems, although capable of bitrates around this figure, do not
communicate with one bit == one symbol. Instead, multiple bits are encoded
in each symbol and the baud rate is actually lower. Framing is also
considered part of the baud rate (stop bits, etc, if they are used).

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-22.html

I hope this clears up any confusion. Perhaps this HOWTO is also useful for
answering the original question?

-- 
David


On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:11:01 +1300 (NZDT), Tim Write wrote:
>
> Hmm. The baudrate is the speed the computer communicates with the modem,
> and the connection speed is the speed that the modem communicates down
> your phone line.
>