Pavel Machek | 15 Mar 2003 20:46
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Re: RS485 communicatio

Hi!

> > I will be grateful if anybody of them could help me with my 
> > current problem.
> > 
> 
> I believe Point-to-Point Protocol only supports point-to-point symmetric
> links. Don't think there is any multi-point support in the protocol. IIRC,
> PPP also requires a full duplex link, which is not available on an RS-485
> link with more than two stations, even if it is a 4-wire link. 

Get scarabd (I don't know *where* it is), it can run TCP/IP over slip over
half-duplex link. Performance is not too good.
									Pavel
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