Enterprise Linux Today: Linux Wide Area Network, WAN, Communication Systems Now Freely Available | Linux Today

Enterprise Linux Today: Linux Wide Area Network, WAN, Communication Systems Now Freely Available

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 2000

The Software Group Limited releases synchronous PCI and
Compact PCI bus adapter software to the public domain under the
GPL.

“The Software Group Limited releases Linux drivers and
administration utilities for its SGP hardware adapter to the public
domain under the Free Software Foundation’s General Public License,
version 2.”

“The software is freely available as source code. The drivers
interface with existing GPL synchronous wide area communications
packages, connecting Linux with serial synchronous communications
links running at speeds up to 4 Megabits/second. With these drivers
and The Software Group’s SGP hardware, Linux applications can now
connect directly with up to sixteen wide area network links running
Internet-standard PPP (Point-to-Point) network, CCITT-standard X.25
or CCITT-standard LAPB protocols.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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