From owner-freebsd-net Sun Jan 31 15:14:35 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA08634 for freebsd-net-outgoing; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 15:14:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gateway.toti.est.is (toti.est.is [194.144.208.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08623 for ; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 15:14:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from totii@est.is) Received: from asus (asus.toti.est.is [192.168.255.2]) by gateway.toti.est.is (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id XAA76545; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:13:23 GMT (envelope-from totii@est.is) Message-ID: <36B552D8.33BDCD7E@est.is> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:08:08 -0800 From: Thordur Ivarsson Reply-To: thivars@est.is X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Archie Cobbs CC: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis , net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X.25 -> AX.25 ? X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199901221920.LAA12135@bubba.whistle.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Archie Cobbs wrote: > > Joao Carlos Mendes Luis writes: > > #define quoting(Archie Cobbs) > > // Anybody know of any X.25 implementations out there? Seems like > > // a good candidate for a netgraph node. > > > > What about AX.25 ? I had to suggest linux to some packet radio users > > some years ago because linux had AX.25 support, and FreeBSD didn't. > > Hmm.. what's AX.25? I'm not even that familiar with X.25.. > but how is AX.25 different? > > Thanks, > -Archie AX.25 is modified version of X.25 protocol, it implements some hardware controlling mecanism, addressing based on callsign, digipeating, and more to use radios in stead of cables. There was some AX.25 code floating around here somewhere, I should have copy somewhere, if someone asks. Thordur Ivarsson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message