baw@sharkey.cc.umich.edu (Brian Wolfe) (07/18/89)
I have about $6000 (at most $8000) to bridge 3 standard ethernet subnets, so far the best deal I can find is on 2 of Retix' low-end bridges that are rated for 6000 'frames/second'... is that fast enough for joining segments that have about 10 hosts each?? Security is something of an issue since there is clinical data on some hosts and research data on others, so I would like some control over access. So far I've looked at bridges from Micom, Raycom, Retix and DEC, are there any other vendors that I should try? Are there any bridges that I should avoid like the plague? I would appreciate any recommendations you may have and I will gladly post a summary to the net! Thanks, Brian. -- Brian Wolfe Internet: baw@terminator.cc.umich.edu Systems Analyst UUCP: {rutgers,uunet}!sharkey!brian Henry Ford Hospital Voice: (313)-876-7461 Detroit, MI 48202 FAX: (313)-875-0315