Date   : Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:47:39 +0000
From   : Rob <robert@...>
Subject: Re: Econet<>Ethernet, more distracting thoughts.

At 23:22 12/03/2006, Mark Usher wrote:


>Another step would be to alter one of the BBS packages to work over Econet,
>if there isn't already, and then we may have a chance of routing packets
>over the Internet instead of doing dial up.

Hmm... I was just going to link a real beeb to my iolan (terminal 
server) which allows me to telnet direct to a port..

It might be advantageous though to let BeebEm have a serial->telnet 
implementation though - connection goes up from beeb end, telnet 
session initiated out to pre-configured ip/port.  Or have a listen 
running, and when an incoming commection is detected, raise CTS on 
the serial port so a BBS software running will think a call has been 
answered (and then only accept the incoming telnet when RTS goes up, 
as per actually answering the call.)

As for the econet-over-udp - currently, for simplicity, BeebEm 
requires a config file on each machine with a list of net.stn & 
ip:port assignments.  It would be quite possible to have different 
stations at opposite sides of the world! (Although I don't know what 
effect latency would have).

Rob