[Xastir] KISS, Xastir and processing data

[Tom Russo]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 08:27:03AM -0400, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <kc4lzn at gmail.com> flavor, containing:
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> wrote:
> 
> > Oh, that should change plenty.  PASSALL should never be on, as it disables
> > CRC checks, allowing corrupted packets to be passed from TNC to computer
> > that
> > should be dropped on the floor.
> >
> >
> For retention of knowledge, I rely a lot on what I read in books. Call me
> old school but love a book in hand for reference.
> 
> In regards to PASSALL should never be on...outside of the information I have
> received from this thread, where is the source/setup/guidance that states
> PASSALL should be off in KISS or whatever mode one may be operating?

The PK-232 manual says it, for instance.  It says that it should be used only
for experimental purposes.  I posted a link to that manual earlier in the 
thread.

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