dean@truevision.com (Dean Riddlebarger) (01/10/91)
It's been a while since I've had to check into this... Is anyone out there familiar with international [public] packet network links between Germany and the U.S.? I have some seriously vague third-party information that indicates such abeast exists, and I'd like to dig up as much additional information as possible. I have a coworker based in Germany, and he is checking with the authorities on that end, but he says that since getting a simple phone line is as complex a process as building a Trident missile, he expects a fair delay in getting more detailed information on this particular subject. What we're looking for is a setup in which he can hop onto such a network in Germany [all we know right now is that it is apparently called datex-p], pop through a gateway to a similar network in the U.S. [tymnet], and hop off here in town to access our server. We don't have the cost justification for a dedicated international private line. We are already routing non-sensitive email to his Compuserve account [local access to that in Germany is, oddly, quite easy]. But we would still like to let him come directly into the home machines from time to time. Straight IDDD with a modem is possible, but the connections are not great [forget 9600, if our initial tests are any indication]. I also suspect that a packet service gateway might be cheaper for moderate amounts of usage. Email if you've seen anything like this, and I'll summarize in a week or two for the rest of the group. Thanks! Dean Riddlebarger Truevision, Inc. [317] 841-0332 dean@truevision.com uunet!epicb!dean