Eric,

>Has  anyone  thought  about  building a modem (TNC) that can be
>controlled via IP?  I'm thinking of a modem with a RJ-45 in the
>back  vice  the  RS-232 and assign it a static IP and just send
>data  to it.  I could imagine some really interesting scenarios
>with that combination.

     Interesting thought.  Perhaps they could incorporate firmware (or allow a firmware upgrade or modification) to allow the TNC you describe to act as an Internet gateway for APRS or other applications we might need.  



                                        Fred, WB4AEJ 


