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- From: cliff@garnet.berkeley.edu (Cliff Frost)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.proteon
- Subject: Re: Stability of Proteon Routers ?
- Date: 11 Jan 1993 17:30:00 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- References: <1993Jan8.062923.16066@nuscc.nus.sg> <1ikfrd$na5@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993Jan11.003803.16722@kirk.bu.oz.au>
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- In article <1993Jan11.003803.16722@kirk.bu.oz.au>, bambi@bu.oz.au (David J. Hughes) writes:
- |>
- |> We are using only P4200s routing IP for our ring. At the moment, we're
- |> still pusing ProNET-80 over the fibre. Has anyone taken the upgrade
- |> path from -80 to FDDI? Was it fun or a nightmare? I'm just looking for
- |> feedback before I consaider taking this path.
-
- Yes, we have done this for one of our two ProNET-80 rings and are about
- to do the second one.
-
- On the whole I'd say it was fun. Our FDDI gear has been far more plug
- and play than the ProNET-80 ever was. We have experienced some type of
- problem with each vendor's equipment, but nothing that doesn't seem
- normal if you're used to dealing with large networks.
-
- I suggest that you go with current generation routers (eg the CNX) rather
- than buy boards for your existing ones. The increase in throughput is
- impressive.
-
- Cliff Frost
- UC Berkeley
-