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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2020-12-12 20:44:47 +0100
committerChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2020-12-12 20:44:47 +0100
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console: fix note about USB to serial converters
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@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Major upgrades to the installed distribution may also require console access.
* ``57600`` - 57,600 bps
* ``115200`` - 115,200 bps (default for serial console)
- .. note:: If you use a USB to serial converter please note that most of them
- use software emulation without flow control, thus you should start with a
- common baud rate of 9600 as otherwise you could get
+ .. note:: If you use USB to serial converters for connecting to your VyOS
+ appliance please note that most of them use software emulation without flow
+ control. This means you should start with a common baud rate (most likely
+ 9600 baud) as otherwise you probably can not connect to the device using
+ high speed baud rates as your serial converter simply can not process this
+ datarate.