Ooops hit 'send' too soon. Sure, a 'software' stack is possible -- IP.JAL essentially just talks IP to other IP 'stacks' -- it doesn't (or shouldn't) presume that ethernet is beneath it. IP is lossy. TCP handles retries. UDP is also lossy so perhaps a good first choice. TCP will tolerate some very slow links but at some point it isn't practical - will time-out, etc.
Have fun! William On Aug 23, 8:22 am, Sebastien Lelong <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > compatible from what I can read). Does a full *software* stack implementing > PHY/MAC layers seem possible to you, or is a NIC really needed (there are > Ethernet PICs too, but I'm considering pure software implementation) ? Even > very slow ? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jallib" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jallib?hl=en.
