> Has anyone had any experience in connecting PIC's to 
> RJ45-based networks
> at all? Basically, I'm after getting a very basic telnet 
> server running
> to control outputs that'll be in either the on/off state. 
> 
> I've done a quick search on the net - but can only turn up ready-made
> boards with RTL8xxx chips and pre-programmed PIC's, (which isn't much
> fun - and can't really learn anything).
> 
> Has anyone tried anything like this? If so, does anyone use any
> preferred chip/have an simple way of doing it?

There are various RTL8019 modules with or without PIC. On the Jallist
there is much to find about serving HTML pages via a Jal-programmed
16F877 or 18F452 and an RTL8019AS. One member (Eur van Andel) sells PCBs
for this. If he runs quits this I will probably take over.

Wouter van Ooijen

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