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- From: agate!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!network.ucsd.edu!btree!brunkow@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Susan Brunkow)
- Subject: Apollo networking alternatives
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.033717.4706@etl.go.jp>
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- Organization: Brooktree Corporation
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:54:01 GMT
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- In about 6 months, we'll be moving 50 Apollos into a new building.
- Currently, almost all of these machines are on Apollo Token Ring,
- except for two that are on ethernet. I'm getting a lot of
- "encouragement" to not use coax in the new building.
- The hardware is mostly DN4500's, DN2500's, DN3000's,
- and about 6 HP425t's. Our other networks (PC, Sun, and
- Macintosh) are all on ethernet, running mostly on twisted
- pair.
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- Here are the alternatives that I know of so far:
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- 1) Put everything on ethernet, using twisted pair cabling.
- This would let us use the same wiring that our Sun, Mac
- and PC networks are using. But I've heard that
- Apollos are a pain on ethernet.
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- 2) Fibermux makes boxes which allow you to run ATR on
- twisted pair. This would be less expensive, since we wouldn't
- need to replace all of our network boards, and it should be
- faster, since it's still ATR. I've heard good reviews of these from
- a couple of people, and some negative comments from one
- person. We're leaning heavily towards this option right now.
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- If you have any experience with 50 or so Apollos on
- ethernet, or with the Fibermux setup, please
- e-mail me or call me. I'd really like to know what
- I'm gettin in to here. If there are some other, better
- options that I've missed, I'd like to hear about them.
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- Thanks!
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- Sue Brunkow ...ucsd!btree!brunkow
- Brooktree Corp or btree!brunkow@ucsd.com
- San Diego, CA
- (619) 535-3231
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