Date   : Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:39:34 +0000
From   : "Austin Pass" <austinpass.bbc@...>
Subject: Re: Econet<>Ethernet, more distracting thoughts.

On 15/3/06 11:09, "F. Haroon" <haroonnet2002@...> wrote:

> OK, well really it's an issue of Telnetting from a BBC through
> broadband Internet rather than a proxy server  - are you linked to your
> 3Com server through the comms or Econet?  BeebEm access the COMx
> through the emulated RS423 while it would access the network card
> through emulated Econet.  I think...

A Terminal Server is *not* a proxy server.  A proxy server forwards and
caches HTTP requests (amongst other things).  A Terminal Server (ignoring
the microsoft definition) allows RS232 devices to access TCP/IP resources
and vice versa.  Econet is not involved.

-Austin.