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  2. From: leifa@ifi.uio.no (Leif Arne Neset)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
  4. Subject: Re: Sun is violating the Ethernet-Spec with its
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov6.144902.6586@ifi.uio.no>
  6. Date: 6 Nov 92 14:49:02 GMT
  7. References: <1992Nov2.230122.6670@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> <1992Nov4.165432.4917@news.duc.auburn.edu> <1992Nov5.134446.25213@news.nd.edu>
  8. Sender: leifa@ifi.uio.no (Leif Arne Neset)
  9. Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
  10. Lines: 22
  11. Nntp-Posting-Host: solva.ifi.uio.no
  12. Originator: leifa@solva.ifi.uio.no
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  15.  
  16. > With respect to SQE, IBM Xstations, at least the 130, *do* require
  17. > SQE when booting remotely.  If there is a valid work around this I'd
  18. > be interested in hearing about it.  Thanks...Phil.
  19. >  ********************************************************************
  20. >     Phillip G. Corporon - Computer, Electronic & Network Specialist
  21. >     Department of Computer Science and Engineering              
  22. >     University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556
  23. >      internet..: phil@cse.nd.edu         Voice.: (219) 239-5893  
  24. >      applelink.: A0393                   Fax...: (219) 239-8007  
  25. >      bitnet....: f3pb88@irishmvs.bitnet
  26. >  ********************************************************************
  27.  
  28. If you want to use tftp to boot a diskless DECSTATION 500/240 over
  29. the ethernet a transceiver with SQE enabled is needed.
  30.  
  31.  
  32.     Leif Arne Neset            leifa@ifi.uio.no
  33.     Comp.sci.dep.
  34.     University of Oslo
  35.     Norway
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