On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No IP connection/ exposed API == Needs special driver.
Quite possibly. I never said it wouldn't need a driver, just that it wouldn't need a network connection. :) Some of those GPS gadgets hook up via RS-232 serial port, though. That wouldn't need a "driver" in the sense of something running in kernel mode or registering a device class. They'd still need software to actually open and talk to the device, of course, but it could run entirely in user mode. > Bad juju. Depends on the environment. In some situations, you're not allowed outside network connectivity, but loading software for a time source would be just fine. As a very real example: Just about anything in the DoD NISP (National Industrial Security Program) would work that way. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
