[TI-H] Re: TI Networking.

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Subject: [TI-H] Re: TI Networking.
From: Nick Peaden <nitrocloud@netzero.net>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 19:37:41 -0700
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And again I say that the software has to communicate to let the number of
"clients" be known on the system!

David Knaack wrote:

> 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

References:

[TI-H] Re: TI Networking.

From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>

[TI-H] Re: TI Networking.

From: "David Knaack" <dknaack@rdtech.com>