TCP/IP Over Serial

[LoadWB]

I could never get this working with Windows. I've heard of people getting it working with Linux as the server however. Good luck.

I did get it working with Windows NT a LONG time ago.  I'll be damned if I can remember how I did it, but I know I used Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS.)  This is available in XP/Vista/7 and it can be configured for remote access.  Worth a shot, I guess.

[LoadWB]

also, I had managed to find some sort of Internet hub/switch that has RS232 ports and Ethernet too. it was meant to be used the other way (sharing Internet modem connection to computers on LAN) but can work this way too.

PortMasters.  We had a few of those connected to 28.8k modems at the ISP where I used to work.  Fortunately, we had gone to PRIs before I came on-board, so these were phasing out completely.

The TI forum at AtariAge was recently discussing EIA-232 TCP/IP adapters.  Can't remember off the top of my head what they were, but I recall them not being cheap.  Think someone's running a BBS on one.

[LoadWB]

Anybody know of a good serial driver to replace serial.device to speed up the serial port?  Mine instead of the next step above 19,200 being 38,400, it is 31, some odd number. and that is it.  If there is a better one, can I rename the file serial.device?

I got good results using artser.device and BaudBandit.device.  See here.  Available on AmiNet, too, I believe.

[LoadWB]

The root of the problem is in the limitations of the serial port hardware of the Amiga. Reports of getting better performance out of it through custom drivers are, unfortunately, more magical thinking than reliable behaviour.

I'll have to call shenanigans on this.  I experienced measurably better performance out of particular serial drivers.  Without looking at my old Miami config file I cannot recall off the top of my head which one, but I was able to get stable and reliable performance with a 56k modem on one of the alternate serial.device drivers whereas I could not with others.