[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] Ethernet Bridge Recommendations?

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.
 

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