george@swbatl.sbc.com (George D. Nincehelser) (08/25/90)
I just saw a Hayes Interbridge sans power supply, manual, and software at a surplus electronics store. I don't know if it works or not, and I'm not exactly sure what its capabilites are. I assume it bridges two LocalTalk networks together, but can anyone elaborate? What are the two serial ports in the back for (I mean the ones besides the DB9 LocalTalk ports)? Would it take much to get this thing running? Is it worth it? -- / George D. Nincehelser \ uunet!swbatl!george \ / / Southwestern Bell Telephone \ Phone: (314) 235-6544 \ / / / Advanced Technology Laboratory \ Fax: (314) 235-5797 \ / / / /\ 1010 Pine, St. Louis, MO 63101 \ de asini umbra disceptare \
bschmidt@bnr.ca (Ben Schmidt) (08/27/90)
In article <1990Aug24.205132.25937@swbatl.sbc.com> george@swbatl.sbc.com (George D. Nincehelser) writes: > I just saw a Hayes Interbridge sans power supply, manual, and software > at a surplus electronics store. I don't know if it works or not, ... > ... Is it worth it? IMHO, no. We've had suspicious AppleTalk router interoperability problems with earlier versions of these and the support was lamentable. I wouldn't touch them unless you had the latest firmware from Hayes. Ben Schmidt Bell-Northern Research, Ltd. Ph: (613) 763-3906 Information Technology P.O. Box 3511, Station C FAX:(613) 763-3283 bschmidt@bnr.ca Ottawa Ontario Canada K1Y 4H7
kevin@cmi.com (Kevin Hegg) (08/28/90)
We have been using Hayes Interbridges for some time now. They only support Phase I. Under normal Phase I traffic they work just fine. Now that we are getting more products that require Phase II we are experiencing problems. We sent away for the upgrade to make the Interbridges support Phase II, but Hayes is telling us that they have a two month backlog (coupled with internal beaurocracy it translates into a four month wait). Generally, I have no problem with Hayes' products, but their customer service is lousy. I agree with the advice given earlier. If the Interbridge isn't the lastest version, then don't buy it. Kevin Hegg, EDS Corp - Center for Machine Intelligence 2001 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 Phone: (313) 995-0900 Internet: kevin@cmi.com Applelink: D5990