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- From: c23jwd@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Jeffrey William Davis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Bridgeboard to AmiTCP through Zorro Bus
- Date: 1 Feb 1996 15:25:18 GMT
- Organization: Delco Electronics Corp.
- Distribution: usa
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-
- I have an idea for communicating with the A2386SX Bridgeboard (or others
- with similar communication) via TCP/IP.
-
- SOFTWARE:
- What we need is an Amiga SANA-II device driver that can communicate
- with the Bridgeboard through the Zorro-II bus. On the PC side we
- would need the corresponding network driver.
-
- BENEFITS:
- This would allow great flexibility in utilizing the Bridgeboard. The
- machines would be networked together without requiring any additional
- hardware, but would gain all of the benefits.
-
- For example, the A2386SX bridgeboard does not have a way to utilize the
- serial port on the Amiga. If the two were networked together, the Amiga
- could be connected to the Internet via CSLIP/PPP/etc. and the PC could
- then route through the Amiga and communicate with the Internet. You
- could run NetScape on the PC, communicate with the world AND be able to
- browse the web pages found on your own Amiga!
-
- Having a full-blown network interface between the Bridgeboard and the
- Amiga would open a whole new world of communication possibilities. It
- sure beats the heck out of AREAD/AWRITE!
-
- I'm sure this is feasible. If the PC harddisk can be emulated through
- Janus, a TCP/IP socket should be equally feasible. I have the docs on
- Janus (on my Amiga), but my Warp Engine SCSI had a meltdown and I have
- no idea when I will get it back from being repaired... which makes it
- tough to review Janus!
-
- So what kind of interest is there? This project would require knowledge
- of SANA-II device drivers, PC network interface drivers, and the Janus
- Bridgeboard interface. Currently I have no information on SANA-II.
-
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