[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] Request of info/recomendations on bridges or gateways

hutton@scubed.arpa (Thomas Hutton) (02/08/89)

We are soon going to need to connect our three San Diego sites ethernets
via T1 lines.  I am interseted in hearing recomendations on various
hardware for doing this.  

Since we need to transfer not only IP traffic but DECNET as well Im assuming
I need to use a bridge vrs a gateway product.  One of the things we would
like to do is have a redundent set of circuits:

                  Site A
                  /    \
                 /      \
             T1 /        \ T1
               /          \
              /            \
           SiteB----------Site C
                    T1

I am concerned with the problem of routing loops.  I would really like something
that could while avoiding loop problems, split the traffic over the links
to optimize the bandwidth of the links.

Help/Info is appreciated.

Thanks,
	Thomas Hutton
	hutton@scubed.com