Re: Re: An Ethernet question

[Stuart Booth]

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wrote:

>I am thinking of running a web server on my micro for configuration or
>whatever. To this end it might need to receive a xAP message at the
same
>time as someone is sitting there looking at my masterful web page (and
if
>you believe that....).

Ohhhhh, so it'll be listening on two ports (80 and 3639 I guess, at
least - I don't know much about implementing a web server yet) and
will have to reply to HTTP requests as well as handle inbound xAP
messages at the same time.

There is a chance that a web request and a xAP message could arrive at
the exact same, or overlapping, moment. It'll depend on the hardware
device how that gets handled.

>I don't think my application will ever be a hub. Is there anything else
it
>should do apart from process xAP messages and send heartbeats?

Not a thing, as it's a standalone device connected to the network if
my understanding is correct?

> I assume
>that registering with a PC hub thingy is achieved by simply sending a
>heartbeat.

That's correct. But it won't need to register with a hub as it's a
beautiful and unique snowflake... ;-)

S
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