[Xastir] UDP frames

[Andreas Junge, N6NU]

Do you really have an IP address when roaming around?

If yes, does it have to be hard- coded? 

Are we going to re-use the good old AMPRNET 44.xx.xx.xx ?

Are we going to use IPv6 ?

So, MAC might be one approach ...

N6NU



> -----Original Message-----
> From: xastir-bounces at xastir.org [mailto:xastir-bounces at xastir.org]On
> Behalf Of Jason Winningham
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:28 AM
> To: jeff at aerodata.net
> Cc: Xastir Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] UDP frames
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 11, 2005, at 1:17 PM, jeff at aerodata.net wrote:
> 
> > tcp/ip, raw, by itself, is ill suited for a RF protocol.
> 
> Who said anything about TCP?  We're talking UDP datagrams, not 
> connection oriented point to point TCP streams.
> 
> > The MAC layer is your friend on RF. Understand it and take it to 
> > dinner.
> 
> There's really no point, as far as I can tell.  UDP/IP maps to 
> datagrams on lower layers, so we can use the same software on 802.3, 
> 802.11, or any other IP network, with no changes.
> 
> Implementing this on the 802.11 MAC hurts, not helps.
> 
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
> 
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