mark@intek01.UUCP (Mark McWiggins) (04/16/88)
We're about to bid on a project that requires the networking of 140+ Mac SE's, using something faster than Appletalk. What are our options? Our network guy says that that's too many nodes for Ethernet (for this amount of traffic, anyhow.) Are there Arcnet (or other more "egalitarian" network) implementations available for the Mac? What about TOPS? Is it Ethernet-only, or are there other network options available for it? Any guidance would be most appreciated; thanks in advance. Please send E-mail, and I'll summarize for the net. -- Mark McWiggins UUCP: uunet!intek01!mark DISCLAIMER: I could be wrong. INTERNET: mark@intek01.UUCP (206) 641-5014
bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) (04/18/88)
In article <284@intek01.UUCP> mark@intek01.UUCP (Mark McWiggins) writes: >...140+ Mac SE's ... "that's too many nodes for Ethernet" Though that number of machines may overload a single Ethernet, why can't you segregate them into smaller groups separated by routers or gateways? Your subnets may wind up matching the physical layout of the installation anyway, which would make for easier installation and troubleshooting. -=- Bob Sutterfield, Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University; 2036 Neil Ave. Columbus OH USA 43210-1277 bob@cis.ohio-state.edu or ...!att!osu-cis!bob