From owner-freebsd-net Fri Jan 22 11:50:50 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA01222 for freebsd-net-outgoing; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:50:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from alpo.whistle.com (alpo.whistle.com [207.76.204.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA01188 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:50:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from julian@whistle.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by alpo.whistle.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA01453; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:47:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from current1.whistle.com(207.76.205.22) via SMTP by alpo.whistle.com, id smtpdgU1448; Fri Jan 22 19:47:45 1999 Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:47:42 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer To: Archie Cobbs cc: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis , net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X.25 -> AX.25 ? In-Reply-To: <199901221920.LAA12135@bubba.whistle.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org AX.25 is a protocol (very simple) that is used to send packets over radio, using (from memory) async framing.. it's like ppp with addresses where the addresses are ascii callsigns (shifted up one bit). it would be a DEAD SNAP to do AX25 with netgraph but I realised tha twe'd need to make a change to the API. On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, 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 > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message