From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ralf Baechle DL5RB Subject: Re: ax.25 using WAN cards Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:21:56 +0100 Message-ID: <20080331212156.GA21500@linux-mips.org> References: <20080321142120.50720434121@mail.bilten.metu.edu.tr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080321142120.50720434121@mail.bilten.metu.edu.tr> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" To: =?utf-8?B?xLBza2VuZGVyIFnEsMSexLBURUw=?= Cc: Linux-Hams@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 04:21:17PM +0200, =C4=B0skender Y=C4=B0=C4=9E=C4= =B0TEL wrote: > Hi everybody. I am curious about using a PC + PCI HDLC card + Modem i= nstead > of PC+TNC+Modem configuration. What is the most suitable solution (I = mean > hardware and drivers) for this kind of approach. Can you suggest any = cards > and where can I find them?=20 >=20 > I wonder if is it possible to use a WAN card (supporting HDLC, PPP, X= 25) for > AX.25. There are many HDLC cards that are currently being sold but mo= st of > the cards nowadays are not based on Z8530 or Z85130. Although the pri= ces of > these cards are high, these new generation WAN cards support HDLC, ci= sco > HDLC, X25 etc. at very high speeds. Is it possible to use such a card= for > ax.25? If yes which drivers must be used? =46or the hardware which I'm familiar with the support for higher level protocols such as HDLC would need to be disabled running them effectivl= y as dumb highspeed UARTs. Some of such interfaces have reloadable firmw= are but the architecture and interfaces rarely seem to be documented. So what you suggest isn't impossible but it's not (always?) quite trivial. 73 de DL5RB op Ralf --- DL5RB / M0LRB / AB1IN Loc. JN47BS / CQ 14 / ITU 28 / DOK A21 Packet: DL5RB@DB0FHN.#BAY.DEU.EU -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html