SMITH@GECRDVM1.BITNET (Don Smith) (06/28/89)
Please suggest a BETTER list if you know of one for this subject: WE ARE TRYING TO EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING CONCENTRATOR DEVICES TO DEVELOP A STANDARD: CABLETRON, ODS, AND SYNOPTICS. WE ARE INTERESTED IN: 1. NETWORK MANAGEMENT. WILL IT FUNCTION THROUGH A ROUTER. DOES IT HAVE AN RS232 PORT FOR EXTERNAL ACCESS. WHAT ABOUT NETVIEW FOR THE FUTURE. 2. TRANSCEIVER COMPATIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE. CAN WE MIX AND MATCH LATER. SOME DO COLLISION DETECT AT THE TRANSCEIVER, SOME DO IT AT THE STAR. 3. WHAT ABOUT REPAIR AND SERVICE RELATED PROBLEMS. ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS... Don Smith GE-Research
sob@HARVUNXW.BITNET (Scott Bradner) (06/28/89)
Cabletron claimes that they will have snmp management "soon", the rest will not go through a router. since the standard has not been approved yet, you will find nothing that conforms and will have tranceiver or concentrator compatability with what will come out after the standard shows up. Scott Bradner Harvard University