harris@imsvax.UUCP (Harris Reavin) (01/24/85)
(bug food?)
This is my third and final posting of my LAN survey. The first was
to net.lan and the second to net.general. So far I have gotten 0 (zero)
responses. I can understand that nobody may read net.general anymore so
as a final desperate try for some responses I am adding net.unix-wizards
which is the inappropriate group but at least I may get some flames.
Doesn't anybody out there in Netland use an LAN? Doesn't anybody have
any LAN experiences that they are willing to share? Perhaps you are all
too busy sending flames to each other about stargate, origins, and
pornography. If I can get at least one small response it will be a small
step for a man but a giant step for mankind or something like that. :-)
I would like to run a survey on the performance of LANs in operation.
This topic is of interest to me because I have heard that many if not most
LANs have serious performance and reliability problems.
If you wish to participate, send me a description of the equipment used,
the type of system e.g. CSMA/CD or token passing, the extent and type
of cables e.g. coaxial or twisted pair, the number and type of terminals,
work stations, minis and main frames on the LAN, the load on the system,
the throughput claimed by the manufacturer, the actual throughput, and
the percentage of time the system is available. Any other details that
you think are of interest could be added such as your overall opinion as
to the value of the system. I will post a summary to net.lan if I get any
replies to the survey.
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Harris Reavin
UUCP: {umcp-cs!eneevax || seismo!rlgvax!elsie}!imsvax!harris