ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) (04/29/91)
We've been stuck with IBM 8209 bridges for a while. As is now well-known, there are problems with them and AppleTalk. Now at least one dept. needs to buy a new E-net/TR bridge. Where would I find a list of vendors ? I hope the 8209 is not the only such box around! I'd also be very grateful if you could share with me your experiences with such bridges. Thanks a lot! Eric -- Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu
ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) (05/06/91)
Thanks to all who responded to my question about TR/E-net bridges. E. -- Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu
ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) (05/07/91)
I've had some requests for a summary of the replies re. Ethernet/Token
Ring bridges. Here goes. One more time, thanks to all respondents.
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Peter Bumbulis <peter@csg.uwaterloo.ca> writes:
Do you need a bridge or a router? We've used a PS/2 Model 80 running AIX
(a bit of overkill, if routing is all you need to do) and a '286 clone
running PCRoute with token ring and ethernet packet drivers (much more
cost effective solution) for use as TCP/IP routers. Both were adequate
solutions for our needs. AIX has (had? we didn't exactly have the latest
and greatest version of AIX) a nasty habit of dropping the token ring
interface if there was any sort of hardware disturbance. The PCRoute
solution seems to work ok (we haven't been using it for that long.) For
us, price was the big thing. Both of these solutions didn't cost us
anything since we already had the hardware (and AIX.) The PCRoute
software is available at no cost for ftp from accuvax.nwu.edu, if memory
serves correctly.
Peter
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Charlie Whiteside <chw@hpctdlb.col.hp.com>
Eric,
This subject is covered about every 6 months to a year by the networking
magazines. I think LAN times and Network World (Reprint from Donna Kirkey
508-879-6400) do a full analysis and write up of all vendors. Of course HP
makes equipment like this :^). Get back to me if you need more info, I'll
try to find the article I read a month or two ago on this subject.
Charlie
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Tom Dietz <ames!fibermux.com!tom@harvard.harvard.edu>
Listed in the Dec 31, 1990 Network World:
CrossComm; ILAN, $7,900; 508-481-4060
Ungermann-Bass; Access/One, $5,250; 408-496-0111 (also listed was the
IBM 8209)
Crosscomm supports both 4 and 16 Mbps, UB supports only 4 Mbps.
Hope this helps
Tom
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Daniel A. Graifer <fciva!dag@uunet.UU.NET>
Try CrossCom Corp. 140-C Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 (508)481-4060
(800)388-1200. We actually bought our CrossCom equip. through Glasgal.
We have no relationship to them other than as satified customers (we use
their ILAN-1 boxes as mixed mode remote bridges.
Dan
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Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department
Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu