Date : Wed, 08 Aug 2001 14:08:19 +0100
From : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: BEEB Stuff / TCP/IP stack
"Colin Fraser" <colinf@...> wrote:
> > As an aside, I have been looking at using an Archimedes 440i
> > as a gateway
> > between my home network (Ethernet) and a BBC network (Econet).
> > That said, I'm not getting very far at the moment due to lack of the
> > relevant hardware. It's an interesting idea though.
> Wouldn't it be possible to tunnel IP over Econet ?
> I've got a PC with cable modem inet access, RiscPC and various Beebs.
> It would be cool to be able to transfer files from the PC to BBC directly,
> or to run a web server on the Beeb reverse proxied thru the PC, with the
> RiscPC acting as a gateway (but can you get an econet card for a RiscPC ?
> never checked - but I could always use my A420)
<anecdote warning!>
This is the network I ran at AFE in the early '90s:
AFE Office Network
=================
Econet Econet Ethernet
net 4 net 3 net 2
| | Unix |
| +-3.236------Server-----2.236-+
| | |
| +-3.104--Howard +-2.213--Andy
| | |
| +-3.107--Jonathan Arc +-2.216--Glyn
| | |
| +-3.106--Jonathan M128 +-2.224--Fai
Dah Sing-4.10-+ | |
Level4FS | +-3.110--Ken +-2.231--Rick
| | |
EDDS-----4.11-+ +-3.111--Stella +-2.233--Teresa DB
| | |
Data 1---4.12-+ +-3.113--Ricky +-2.88---Rick
Level3FS | | |
| +-3.115--Vino +-2.102--Stephen
Tx1------4.14-+ | |
| +-3.116--Riki +-2.103--Alex
Reuters--4.15-+ | |
Level4FS | +-3.118--Reception +-2.125--PostScript
| | |
Tx4------4.16-+ +-3.120--Candy +-2.126--InkJet
+-Bridge-+ |
| +-3.121--Gilbert +-2.254--Data 3
Tx3------4.17-+ | | Level4FS
| +-3.122--James
Tx2------4.18-+ |
| +-3.123--Debbie
Data 2---4.19-+ |
Level4FS | +-3.124--Chester
| |
TxServ--4.254-+ +-3.128--Teresa
Level4FS | |
| +-3.157--#157
|
+-3.222--Lase
|
+-3.108--Technicians
|
Station 2.236/3.236 gated traffic between net 3 econet packets and net 2
UDP packets.
The bridge passed econet packets between net 4 and net 3.
BBC Masters on the Econets could log onto any of the fileservers.
BBC Masters on the Econets could telnet into the Unix Server.
Archimedes on the Econets or Ethernet could log onto any of the fileservers
Archimedes on the Econets or Ethernet could telnet to the Unix Server.
Archimedes on the Econets or Ethernet could NFS mount onto the Unix Server.
PCs on the Ethernet could telnet to the Unix Server.
PCs on the Ethernet could NFS mount onto the Unix Server.
It all worked wonderfully. If it wasn't for the fact that it was in Hong
Kong, I'd still be working there.
--
J.G.Harston (JGH BBC PD Library) 70 Camm Street, Walkley, SHEFFIELD S6 3TR
jgh@... - Running on BBCs & Masters with SJ MDFS FileServer
Z80+6502/CoPro+Tubes/Econet+SJ - - - - - - - http://www.mdfs.net/User/JGH/
Never, ever, EVER, *EVER*, *E*V*E*R* use an apostrophe to make a plural