Re: Ethernet Modems

["Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

Well, color this project as a bust.  The device I was talking about was the 
MOXA DE-311.  Picked up one on ebay for $38.00.  Though it looked promising, 
it's completely useless for these reasons:

1. It works great as a "serial - ethernet" server.  I can hook my GS up to 
its serial port, and telnet into the GS.  However, file transfers do not 
work.  Don't know what the problem is, it's supposed to pass "RAW DATA" 
according to the manual.  I know about what some folks have said about the 
non-sequential aspect of TCP packets, but if that's the case, why do file 
transfers work for Land of Confusion BBS?  And wouldn't you get messed up 
looking text also (say if the word "Terry" was transmitted, but received as 
"Teryr".

2. The device evidently uses unicode characters for its "Ethernet Modem" 
mode and "Console" control.  As I said before, I can telnet into it and talk 
back & forth with my GS just fine.  But sending commands to the device from 
the GS (like AT&V) gets no response, and I also get no response from it in 
"Console" mode either.  However, both of these features work great when the 
device is hooked up to the serial port of my PC.

I've checked for firmware releases on the MOXA web site, but all they keep 
on there is the latest version.  I've sent an email to their tech support, 
maybe they'll be able to tell me something...but so far, this is not turning 
out to be the solution I was hoping for.

"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> I've been looking around at a hardware solution for putting an Apple BBS 
> online, or making outgoing calls via ethernet.  I've come across this 
> product which has "Ethernet Modem" capabilites.  It acts as a standard 
> modem to the computer (uses the standard modem command set) and uses 
> ethernet instead of a phone line. The representative from the company says 
> that it is able to "dial" out as well as "answer" the phone.  Supposedly, 
> if you send it an "ATDTxx.xx.xx.xx" it will connect you to a remote host. 
> I wonder if this would allow the GS via Marinetti to access the 
> internet???  Also, when a remote caller telnets in, it will send a "RING" 
> and "CONNECT" to the computer.  A BBS program would be able to work just 
> like it was connected to an actual phone modem.  The DCD line is also 
> controlled by the state of the telnet connection.  Telnet session 
> terminates, DCD line drops, BBS resets. BBS sends "+++ATH", telnet session 
> is dumped.
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> Only thing is it costs about $150.  But how many of us paid much more than 
> that for a 9600 baud modem back in the day???
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> http://www.neteon.net/cat.asp?c=13
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