Date   : Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:59:52 +0200
From   : "Mark Usher" <mu.list@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

>> I am slightly worried about broadcast traffic bleed between the two 
>> networks, and that would have to be blocked by the gateway.
>Hmmm interesting, I haven't thought of this one yet. Please explain :-)

Well it all depends on how we are going to implement the Econet-Ethernet
interface.
This seems like the best solution...

Implement Econet protocol over IP at Layer 6 (Presentation Layer). This is
where gateways, such as SNA, Netware etc are implemented over TCP and then,
at a lower level, IP. Time to dig out that Linux code I think and have a
look at what was done. This would enable any OS to use the Econet interface,
in fact, two PCs could communicate like this via Econet and an emulator
could use it also, and it would be routable... if you are thinking what I am
thinking... a nice juicy econet file server could be sitting somewhere in
the internet, or a PC econet file server :-)

Ethernet talks to our device at the appropriate port. Packets are then
converted to normal Econet, added to the buffer and sent out on the Econet.

Econet packet in -> Work out if it is to a destination on the Ethernet ->
Send out on Ethernet to IP address

Just trying to get my head round tracking the source/destination station
numbers at the moment.

Mark - thinking aloud....