[CentOS] For you old-timers, an RS232 question about data rate confirmation.

Barry L. Kline wrote:
> I used dd to create the file I'm sending, so that every test is starting
>  with the same data and length.

How about writing it directly to the device?

dd if=source of=/dev/ttyr00 (if that's the device? I forgot)

similar to using cat though if it matters you could play with
things like block size. Use time to time it, some new versions
of dd include progress meters and performance info I believe.

nate