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> From: Chuck Hackett
> ....
> Ok, you've convinced me that I should seriously consider 
> Ethernut.  Since I've got my hands full with SW development 
> without adding board development.  Does someone have a board 
> made up with the components to support PPP?  Or, can I add a 
> second RS-232 port (via the expansion connector?) to one of 
> the Ethernut boards so that I can support LAN and PPP (PPP 
> near-term, later switching to 10-BaseT when I have it available)?
> 
> I note that one of the boards supports a second serial port 
> but it is half-duplex only.
> 
> In scanning the Ethernut site (http://www.ethernut.de) so far 
> I only find in the SW manual mention of PPP support but 
> nothing on how to configure/accomplish this.  Can someone 
> point me to something?

Bad form to reply to one's own message but Harald Kipp from Egnite sent a
response to an email I sent:

> From: Harald Kipp
> 
> Charles,
> 
> I'm sorry, but there is currently no prepared adapter available.
> 
> If you're using Ethernut 2, the schematic at the end of 
> http://www.ethernut.de/en/nuttecnotes/ntn-1_ppp.html
> may help to create such an adapter yourself.
> 
> However, you may need the CTS output for hangup, depending on 
> the modem.

The link above was very helpful.  I thought it might be of help to others ...

Cheers,

Chuck Hackett
"Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment"
7.5" gauge Union Pacific Northern (4-8-4) 844
http://www.whitetrout.net/Chuck