rdp@pbseps.UUCP (Richard Perlman) (11/05/88)
I am lookin to connect to ethernet installations as CHEAPLY as possible. At the moment cost is much more of a consideration than performance! The purpose is to demonstrate the possibilities of file/device sharing over medium (45 mile) distances. The curerent installations are as follows: A: Sun workstation running Sun's IR and connected to one end of a 56kb DDS sync circuit. Other machines exist on the same ethernet as the Sun. B: Sequent Symmetry (has SLIP available), Annex II terminal server (can do SLIP at <= 38kb), various PCs running PC-NFS. All this is connected by thinwire with a 3COM Multi-port fanout box (8 empty slots). The other end of the 56kb ckt is at this location and is currently unterminated (other than the DSU/CSU). Note that the DSU/CSU (General Datacom) does not appear to be able to change speeds (like its slower 9.6 cousin can). What would you suggest??? (suggestions like "2 Proteon Routers @ 12K each" will not be helpful! 8^) Richard Perlman * pbseps!rdp@PacBell.COM || {ames,sun,att}!pacbell!pbseps!rdp 180 New Montgomery St. rm 602, San Francisco, CA 94105 |*| (415) 545-0233