>ELKS Networking proposal ><snip> I would like to help but I also have a tight school year ahead of me. I would like to help code as well. Again please don't flame me for making silly suggestions. I think that it is a good idea to implement our own protocal, especially seen as though tcp/ip is to meaty. Its true about the network cards, where do you get a 8-bit isa network card? I think the serial port is a good option. The usual speed of a 8086 serial port is 9600, is that a prob? Have you thought about the parallel port, I has a higher bandwith (as in plip for real linux). I dont know if this is a silly point but how much do multi port serial cards cost? Is it worth buying a big card? If each pc had 2 serial ports, could you wire it so there would be a sort of loop (insted of one real linux box acting as a hub). tom ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
