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Re: Re: ecos and redboot same IP address
Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2008-09-29, delikataatmaildottvnetdothu@mx5.tvnet.hu <delikataatmaildottvnetdothu@mx5.tvnet.hu> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I know, the ecos and the redboot must have different IP
>> address, if use GDB or start the the application download from
>> redboot command line.
>>
>> Can the ecos and the redboot have same ip address, if I don't
>> use GDB and the application loaded from flash?
>
> That's how my eCos-based products are configured. My version
> of RedBoot has been customized so that it gets it's IP
> configuration from the same serial-EEPROM that my applications
> do.
>
Indeed it is only necessary to have different IP addresses
if you intend to use GDB (or otherwise expect RedBoot to
be able to handle network packets, e.g. using a telnet
session for the console)
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