Have you considered a inexpensive RS-232 -> Ethernet box?

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Braun <dougbert@OTENET.GR>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: TCP/IP


>Of course, you need an Ethernet controller (unless you use SLIP, etc).
>Does anyone know what's the cheapest, simplest ethernet controller
>chipset out there?  Those cheap network printer controller boxes
>must have something simple...
>
>Are there any reasonable cheap single-board computers with ethernet built
>in?
>I have ideas for a couple of projects where a little box needs to drive
>some
>relays, etc., and in turn be driven thru Ethernet from "real" PC or Unix
>boxes.
>How about getting one of those cheap printer controller boxes and replacing
>the
>EPROM code?
>
>Doug Braun
>
>----------
>> Alessandro Zummo wrote:
>> >
>> >  Anyone knows where to get a TCP/IP stack with SLIP/PPP/other interface
>> >  for the PIC micros?
>> >  I would like to connect my stereo to my LAN...8-)
>