I believe that IRD ports, on the hardware level at least, show up as
com ports on NetBSD.  As far as I know, there is no software on NetBSD,
though there may be some on Linux which could be ported to NetBSD, which
speak the IRDA protocol over the Infrared port.  The question is, do we
want IRDA or BlueTooth as the first over-infrared protocol in NetBSD.
Either would be nice, but my understanding is that both are a piece of
work.  However, Two NetBSD boxes using the raw com port should be able to
talk to each other via PPP without trouble via an Infrared port today with
no software changes.
-Brian

On Jun 3, 10:02pm, "Jeff Northon" wrote:
} Subject: The new IBM IRD Ports
} Hi,
} 
} I may be able to get IBM to help develop drivers for these 4mbs Ir. ports
} if there is interest. Is there?
} 
} http://www.chips.ibm.com/products/infrared/
} 
} Jeff
} 
>-- End of excerpt from "Jeff Northon"