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- From: news.mentorg.com!dracula!gcagle@uunet.uu.net (Greg Cagle)
- Subject: Re: Need Some Advice..
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.050715.6842@etl.go.jp>
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- Organization: Mentor Graphics
- References: <5c4e8b79.1b2f0@digital.sps.mot.com>, <1992Nov13.172035.2396@novatel.cuc.ab.ca>, <1992Nov14.053456.28937@alw.nih.gov>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:25:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov14.053456.28937@alw.nih.gov>, rvenable@helix.nih.gov (Richard M. Venable) writes:
- |> In article <1992Nov13.172035.2396@novatel.cuc.ab.ca> hpeyerl@novatel.cuc.ab.ca (Herb Peyerl) writes:
- |> >If you want to make the assumption that IP packets are encapsulated within
- |> >DDS packets, then in order to make HP-UX reside on ATR, HP must then have
- |> >ported DDS to HP-UX on 400's and 700's... That must mean 700's have
- |> >node-ids. Somehow I doubt that.
- |>
- |> Actually, I understand that although ATR cards are available for 700's, they
- |> use a different protocol than standard Apollo DNxxxx* nodes, and a 9000/400
- |> series node is needed to translate protocols. I assume at least the packet
- |> structure is different, but don't know all the details. I hope to find out
- |> soon; if anyone has any more complete information ...
- |>
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- It's my understanding that the 700 ATR cards talk TCP/IP only.
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- -- Greg
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