Date   : Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:01:41 +0100
From   : "Charles Blackburn" <charlesb@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eelco Huininga [mailto:eelco@...] 
> Sent: 26 July 2005 17:09
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Econet-Ethernet bridge
> 
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> Ahh I see, you're talking about using the Econet protocol 
> over IP! Interesting. I hadn't thought of this one yet. Until 
> now I was thinking about 'translating' the Econet requests to 
> FTP or Samba request and vice versa. Econet over IP seems 
> really interesting though! Indeed a routed Econet would be 
> possible :-D And if I read you correctly, there's also Econet 
> over IP code available for Linux systems? That would be even greater!
> 
> About the broadcasting problem: I think it wouldn't be much 
> of a problem. Like any router/bridge/switch/etc. it shouldn't 
> bridge the broadcasts. Instead it should use an alternative, 
> like DNS or something. I don't know the Econet protocol in 
> that many detail yet, but can you tell me what broadcasts are 
> made over the Econet?

Yes there are already econet stacks built into the linux kernel
networking code. From what I understand they work quite well. But not
having anything to use them with I can't "play".

Regards and 73
Charles - 2E0GOM
ARICC UK Co-Ordinator - http://www.aricc.org
Kirklees RAYNET - http://www.kirkleesraynet.org.uk

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