From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 20 22:04:24 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA26515 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 20 May 1996 22:04:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA26510 for ; Mon, 20 May 1996 22:04:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id OAA25521; Tue, 21 May 1996 14:46:11 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199605210516.OAA25521@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Communications help wanted To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 14:46:10 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, ptitsyn@benpc.bionet.nsk.su, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199605210435.VAA29893@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at May 20, 96 09:35:46 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > > Make sure you go for drivers with RS-232 _async_ interfaces. Then run SLIP > > or PPP over the link. > > Or RS422. *sigh*. Two wires, Terry. Two wires. Can't run 422 on two wires. You can run 485 on two wires, but only half-duplex. FDX requires a short-haul modem (not much more expensive than the useless dial modems they currently have). > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[