Multihost Mode | Using the MSS |
In UDP mode, each MSS would have to be conÞgured to both send packets to and accept packets from the other MSS. The conÞguration is as follows:
mss_a | Local>> CHANGE DEDICATED TCP |
| 192.168.5.10:4096U |
| Local>> CHANGE AUTOSTART ENABLED |
| Local>> CHANGE ACCESS DYNAMIC |
mss_b | Local>> CHANGE DEDICATED TCP |
| 192.168.5.2:4096U |
| Local>> CHANGE AUTOSTART ENABLED |
| Local>> CHANGE ACCESS DYNAMIC |
Setting up Dedicated hosts ensures that the units will always talk to each other. Enabling Autostart for both units enables one MSS to send data to the other MSS without having to wait for a serial carriage return to start the session. Finally, when Autostart is enabled, the access mode must be either Local or Dynamic (more ßexible).
NOTE: Autostart can be disabled if you want the MSS to wait for a carriage return before sending data. Also, the Autostart character can be changed, if desired, using the Change Autostart command.
5.4 Multihost Mode
Multihost mode is used to set up a data pipe between a serial device attached to the MSS and multiple hosts on the network. Data from any network host goes out of the MSS serial port, and data from the serial port is sent to all connected network hosts.
The MSS attempts to send data in the order it is received. That is, it reads in and sends data from one host before reading in any data from another host. The MSS will not packetize or perform conversions, nor will it change the data to show which host(s) it came from; the host(s) and serial device handle this independent of the MSS.
NOTE: The MSS hardware automatically turns off the transmitter after the last character goes out. The latency is within 1.5 character times.
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