[Xastir] Garmin + Lantronix = gpsd equivalent?

[Jack Twilley]

I have a widget on my desk made by Lantronix.  It's called a "Micro", 
and it basically translates TTL serial to Ethernet and back.  I can 
connect a serial device to it, then telnet to a particular IP address 
and port and get the serial data.

If I recall correctly, the gpsd software basically takes the serial 
output of an NMEA device like a Garmin GPS and makes it available to 
folks who telnet to a particular IP address and port.

If I could attach the GPS to the Micro (with some TTL<->RS-232 glue if 
necessary) it would be no big immediate gain.  However, if I used the 
wireless version of the device... that makes things much more 
interesting and far more useful for running xastir while mobile.

Any thoughts?

Jack.