[comp.dcom.lans] Xircom Pocket Ethernet Adapter compatibility w/ TOPS, PC-NFS

seltzer@bearsan.sda.COM (Wayne Seltzer) (05/10/91)

I am considering purchasing some of these Xircom interfaces for
connecting PC laptops to an ethernet.  They connect via the
parallel port.  This is useful, since laptops don't have any slots
for internal ethernet cards.

The transmission speed, I assume, is limited to 115K bps.
This should not be a problem, but I'm concerned about compatibility
with PC-NFS and TOPS.

Does anyone have any experience using Xircom with TOPS and/or PC-NFS?

(Inmac says that they include drivers for both, but does it really
work?)
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Wayne Seltzer                                  seltzer@sda.com
Software Design & Analysis, Inc.               (303) 444-9100
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