Big Endian is also known as Network Byte Order

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by tuberculosis

10/12/05 1:33:13 PM

Big Endian is also known as Network Byte Order

So BE machines can simply dump memory to the wire, LE's have to convert at the network interface. Thus LE machines have a PITA architecture for network programming.

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Can someone give the abridged description of "endian"? - (drewk) - (24) - Oct. 11, 2005, 08:54:31 PM EDT

Big Endian is the proper form. - (ChrisR) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2005, 09:04:48 PM EDT

Thanks to all - (drewk) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 09:33:38 AM EDT

Things were expensive back in those days. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 12, 2005, 09:55:21 AM EDT

Very simple - (ben_tilly) - (15) - Oct. 11, 2005, 09:12:25 PM EDT

Big Endian is also known as Network Byte Order - (tuberculosis) - Oct. 12, 2005, 01:33:13 PM EDT

Little endian uses hebrew right to left - (ChrisR) - (13) - Oct. 12, 2005, 02:40:05 PM EDT

No it doesn't, and that's the problem. - (CRConrad) - (12) - Oct. 13, 2005, 06:38:38 AM EDT

Agreed. But left wondering on Endianess of Roman Numerals - (ChrisR) - (3) - Oct. 13, 2005, 10:19:43 AM EDT

This makes my head spin... - (Another Scott) - (2) - Oct. 13, 2005, 10:40:37 AM EDT

Try it with an abacus - (drewk) - (1) - Oct. 13, 2005, 11:18:53 AM EDT

Exactly - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 13, 2005, 12:28:31 PM EDT

On Foolish Conistency - (pwhysall) - Oct. 13, 2005, 10:46:09 AM EDT

It gets worse. - (static) - (1) - Oct. 13, 2005, 10:02:03 PM EDT

Hurrah for 4-bit words. -NT - (pwhysall) - Oct. 14, 2005, 07:07:42 AM EDT

OK Christian.... - (jb4) - (4) - Oct. 17, 2005, 05:47:53 PM EDT

Give CRC pause? - (drewk) - (1) - Oct. 17, 2005, 08:01:51 PM EDT

Selbstverstandlich! -NT - (jb4) - Oct. 17, 2005, 08:05:11 PM EDT

Explain - how does wrongwayaroundianism help in those cases? -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - Oct. 18, 2005, 07:47:14 AM EDT

zum Beispiel - (jb4) - Oct. 20, 2005, 11:59:31 AM EDT

Critter's Wiki link is good. - (static) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2005, 10:29:02 PM EDT

And vice versa for me. Long live big-endian! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Oct. 11, 2005, 10:42:51 PM EDT

16, 15, 14 vs 1, 2 ,3 -NT - (boxley) - Oct. 11, 2005, 10:57:03 PM EDT

Also note the USAmerican date format, which is MIDDLE-Endian - (CRConrad) - Oct. 12, 2005, 04:41:04 AM EDT

"Endian" is a who they offshoar IT wurk to. -NT - (tablizer) - Oct. 30, 2005, 11:59:39 PM EST

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