Hi there!
Ran into a problem again.
Can you please give me an idea how to send out a simple 8-bit long message (or whatever) through the Ethernet (LAN)?
Is there a component like the serial communications components?
I'm using Borland C++ Builder 5.0.
Any ideas are welcome!
Thanx!
Look for some tutorials on Winsock
I'm checking it right now, but my problem is that I don't want to use an Internet connection.
I have to use the LAN (802.3) for data communication between a PC and a data reading/transferring device (in effect a scanner reader terminal). So I won't use Internet TCP/IP if possible.
I don't know yet what kind of addressing will that device use, so I'll need something more universal than TCP/IP comms.
However thanks for the tip, maybe I can work something out of it anyway.
You dont need an internet connection.
Just an IP address of another pc on the LAN. Send the data on a specific port to that pc via a socket, have a server on the recieveing pc to read the data and do something with it.
I won't be communicating with PCsI'll be communicating with automatic terminals. I'll have to check if I can emulate a client-like environment in those terminals.
Well a first step is a good long read of the manuals for the equipment you want to talk to.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
The first step will be to plan them
