tpmsph@ecsvax.UUCP (Thomas P. Morris) (02/09/88)
Are there any companies producing "intelligent" TCP-IP communications boards for BI-bus VAXen? By `intelligent TCP-IP communications board,' I mean something like the Bridge Communications IVECS or Micom NPxxx boards: these beasts have their own ethernet interface, and microprocessor and memory, and handle TCP-IP, TELNET and FTP protocols on the board, freeing up the VAX from the overhead of managing the communications protocol. All t he boards of this type with which I am familiar are Q-bus or UNIBUS boards. We have no interest in retrofitting our 8530 with a UBA, and want to know if there is anyone out there who makes a BI-bus version of such a product. Thanx in advance. Reply by mail: if there are enough responses, I'll summarize to the net. Tom Morris, UNC School of Public Health BITNET: TOM@UNCSPHVX USENET: ...!mcnc!ecsvax!tpmsph