t-jacobs@utah-cs.UUCP (Tony Jacobs) (08/26/88)
Does anyone know if you can connect a Trailblazer modem to Appletalk network via a Shiva NetSerial box? Or can someone suggest a good way to do so and get full performance from the Trailblazer? Thanks in advance. -- Tony Jacobs * Center for Engineering Design * U of U * t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu
alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) (08/31/88)
In article <5679@utah-cs.UUCP> t-jacobs@utah-cs.UUCP (Tony Jacobs) writes: >Does anyone know if you can connect a Trailblazer modem to Appletalk network >via a Shiva NetSerial box? Or can someone suggest a good way to do so and >get full performance from the Trailblazer? > >Thanks in advance. > >-- >Tony Jacobs * Center for Engineering Design * U of U * t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu Yes, this will work. However, the results might disappoint you. The problem is that the trailblazers, while very fast, are half-duplex. This means that you'll get killed on the turnaround every time you get an ack packet going in the wrong direction. Some software will make up partially for this problem, such as the new TOPS (not yet released). Also, the Telebit people are constantly working to reduce the turnaround, so things may improve. For now though, it's a better bet to get Hayes V-series 9600's (faster turnaround) or best of all, a true V.32 full-dup modem (such as concorde or UDS). Sadly, one of my more favorite modems, the USR HST, is pretty bad under this setup. If you want more details, the Shiva people will be glad to provide more information... ---- Alexis Rosen {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\ Writing from {harpo,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!alexis The Big Electric Cat {portal,well,sun}!hoptoad/ Public UNIX if mail fails: ...cmcl2!cucard!cunixc!abr1 Best path: uunet!dasys1!alexis