Linux only?
----- Original Message ----- From: "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected]> To: "Model 100 Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 6:04 PM Subject: [M100] TCP socket support for LaddieAlpha.EXE > I've put a new version of LaddieAlpha.EXE up at bitchin100.com for testing > > http://bitchin100.com/files/linux/LaddieAlpha.EXE > > This version can listen on a TCP socket. > > For example: > .\LaddieAlpha.EXE tcp://192.168.1.103:8085 6 > > means, instead of a COM port, listen on IP address 192.168.1.103, port 8085. > > There are two special "IPs" allowed: > > tcp://-:8085 means listen on localhost port 8085. That can be useful > for testing or if you're adding some other socat, or ssh filter in > front. > > [For those who might be wondering... why not just use socat and not > add this feature... answer: because it wasn't working! Apparently > mono's SerialPort object cannot use a pty because it crashes trying to > set flow control ioctls.. which don't exist on a pty] > > tcp://*:8085 means listen on all IP addresses of the host. > > Now keep in mind it adds some latency going over the Internet and > there are no flow control signals. Whatever "client" you use needs to > not care about that latency. NEWDOS or TEENY should work if configured > properly. > > Of course you'll need to use something else to bridge the Model T onto > a TCP connection. Steve is using GetBlue for Android. I understand > there are also serial to Ethernet bridges which should work as well to > get you on the net. > > I added this feature for Steve Adolph and haven't tested much myself. > Bug reports are welcome. As usual there's no warranty of any kind. If > your computer is hacked by the Chinese Army through LaddieAlpha you're > on your own. > > -- John.
