Hi All,
SLIP
This runs IP on serial interfaces. PPP over modems runs via serial interfaces as do a
lot of other things. Slip will do fine as I understand it between two devices.
Teunis
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia
On Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 10:23:35 AM, Robert Nelson-Cox wrote:
> >From: ElephantChild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: ElephantChild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Amit Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: OT: Tcpip Transmission over RS232
> >Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:59:58 +0100 (CET)
> >
> >On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Amit Gupta wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Just a thought on Whether Tcp/Ip can run over RS232
> > > Interfaces.
> >
> >Hmm, IP can run on low-speed serial links, no matter what the shape,
> >number of pins, and signal definitions for the connector are, so I guess
> >that the answer to your question, as asked, is yes.
> >
> >But I have a nagging feeling that you mean something else. Could you
> >elaborate?
>
> Because IP is a network layer protocol, and RS232 (V.24 for the Europeans)
> is a physical layer protocol, you need a data link layer to bridge the gap.
> SLIP or PPP fill this gap, and is the most common way of encapsulating IP
> over Async connections. (I assume you mean async, not sync, in which case,
> use LAPB, HDLC or PPP)
>
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