>It's risky to bring up this subject again ;-), but the fact that you can >configure HyperTermianl to Telnet over the serial port proves that TCP/IP >over serial does work. Just configure HyperTermianl properties to use TCP/IP >Winsock. > >When this first came up I assumed people meant Telnet over Ethernet, but >HyperTermianl lets you Telnet over the serial port, I soon discovered. > >Of course, you could also use exernal modems. The fact that you can dial >into the Internet is more proof that you can run TCP/IP over the PC's serial >port. > >Regarding the USB network adaptors that connect a PC to Ethernet: I don't >know if they use PPP or SLIP or something else accross the USB port. That's >a good quesiton. I assumed it was something simpler than PPP or SLIP, though.
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