Hi I presume that the network card will be dedicated, as the parport is, and only use a simple packet structure.. If one wants to connect to the internet, then you'd use a seperate USB link or a second network card if possible. That way there'll be no surprise jamming.
Regards Roland Jollivet 2008/12/4 Chris Radek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 09:48:18PM -0600, Jon Elson wrote: > > Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > > > > > As I said before maybe the way to ease into this is just support 1 or a > few > > > Ethernet chips, and require the user to have a add-in PCI/PCIe Ethernet > card > > > with the required chip. > > > > > Having fought this problem to some extent with the par port, I can't > > IMAGINE the headache when a potential customer shows up and you tell him > > "Oh, it only works on computers with a DEC Tulip ethernet chip." Add, > > he says, "How do I tell, sight unseen, whether any particular computer > > has that specific chip?" > > No, it has to have a bit wider hardware support to be viable. > > > I think the answer is explicitly in what Peter said above. You don't > care what comes in the computer. You point them to a particular > network card because it has the right chipset. It'll be about $5. > Heck, you might say, as someone who sells hardware that works with it, > you'll just send him one off your stack of them. They're $5, after > all. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
