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
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