[TI-H] Re: TI Networking.

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Subject: [TI-H] Re: TI Networking.
From: "David Knaack" <dknaack@rdtech.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 18:06:05 -0500
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From: "Olle Hedman" <oh@hem.passagen.se>
> At 23:47 2001-05-02, you wrote:
> >Is there any reason not to fill the address space from the bottom?
> >
> >Every time a calc makes its initial connection, it waits for a full cycle
> >to pass, then uses the largest address+1.  When it's calc 0's turn, it
> >waits slightly longer before sending to give any newly connected calc a
> >chance to transmit.
>
> how do you know how many calcs are on the net?

By watching the addresses in the packets?

> how do a calc know its the last.

Same way.  It knows what addresses are on the link
and it knows its own address.

DK

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