/FLOW_CONTROL (default) /NOFLOW_CONTROL Determines whether XON/XOFF flow control is enabled. By default, flow control is enabled. XON/XOFF flow control is a means of preventing data-overrun errors. Incoming data is stored in receive buffers; when these buffers are full, a signal is sent to the remote system to stop transmission. Once there is sufficient space in the receive buffers, another message is sent to restart transmission. You should disable XON/XOFF flow control when the remote system has no XON/XOFF flow control.