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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!dstos3.dsto.gov.au!bennett
  2. From: bennett@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
  3. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
  4. Subject: THANKS - Was : What is an 8209 - really ?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov9.135921.165046@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
  6. Date: 9 Nov 92 13:59:20 CST
  7. References: <1992Oct26.143025.164889@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> <1992Nov3.203052.20454@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
  8. Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation
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  11. Thanks to all those who responded by post and mail.  The significant points 
  12. out of the answers were....
  13.  
  14. 1. In essence, the 8209 is a Source-route or Translation Bridge.
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  16. 2. Ethernet and TR addresses are assigned from the same number space.
  17.  
  18. Regards,
  19.  
  20. John Bennett                                E-mail: bennett@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
  21. Head, Networks Group                        Phone : +61 8 259 5292
  22. Corporate Information Systems               FAX   : +61 8 259 5537
  23. DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Postal: Bld 73 Labs Area
  24. AUSTRALIA                                           PO Box 1500 Salisbury 
  25.             "Lord Warden of the Sync Ports"         South Australia  5108
  26.                 (DSTO Network Manager)              AUSTRALIA
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