> >> But you can go use SLIP through winsock on hyperterminal. Of course =
you
> >> need some RFC-822 compliant on the other side.
> >
> >
> > I haven't checked, but my recollection is that RFC 822 defines header
> > commands of SMTP email messages, with SMTP itself is defined in RFC 8=
21.
> >
> Oops! You are right. Never trust your (my!) memory... :-(  What I was
> aiming is was the RFC that SMTP, POP, TELNET, HTTP etc falls back on.
> Sorry for that.
>
> > The OP also said he wanted to implement SLIP because it would be
> > easier than
> > TCP.  I disagree with this.  Hook the PIC to a ENC28J60 and use the
AN833
> > TCP/IP stack from Microchip with the ENC28J60 specific MAC module.  T=
his
> > should be about the same amount of work on the PIC end, and a lot les=
s
> > hassle on the PC end.  Now you've got a server that doesn't need the
> > PC in
> > the loop.
> >
> Agree!  But before the ENC28J60 this has been a lot more work. The
> Reltek RTL8019 for instance and similar is not nice to work with on the
> component level for a hobbyist.  The packages available for the ENC28J6=
0
> change this in a big way.
>
> > If the PC is in the loop, then why bother with TCP on the PIC at all?
> > Communicate any data with the PC using a simple binary protocol over =
the
> > serial line, and have the PC serve the web pages.
> >
> > Something doesn't add up here.
> >
> Agree here as well.

Why is the PC in a loop? To recap, I will be loading the stack software
an833
onto an 18f pic, mine happens to be an 18f2455, connect the usart to com1=
,
make a slip connection on win2000, and hope to see some webpages.
Any last minute thoughts?

>
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