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Lori,

We are currently using both ethernet & token ring cards in our SAA
server to connect to our AS/400.  The entire network is ethernet
except for the connection between the SAA server and the AS/400.  No
problems, netware takes care of the routing.

Ed Zeghers
Northern Sales Co. Ltd.
zegherse@magic.mb.ca


Lori Ann Johnson <ljohns2@premier.net> wrote:

>Hi Everyone,


>   I currently have a Novell 3.12 server with three ethernet cards and one 
>token-ring card.  We are about to purchase a 3COM Linkswitch 1000 switch and 
> only have a 100MB Ethernet Card in our server.  Coming out of one of the 
>ethernet ports on the switch will be UTP Cat 5 that will connect to an 
>Ethernet card in a Novell SAA Gateway.  I want to come out of the Gateway 
>via token-ring to our IBM 9221-170 Mainframe which has a token ring 
>card included with the mainframe.  I am trying to avoid purchasing a bridge. 


>   Several salesreps have told me the SAA Gateway should be able to contain 
>both the Ethernet and Token-ring card and do its own bridging.  My Novell 
>server is currently doing this but it is not a SAA Gateway.  Will this 
>work?? Any information or suggestions on this subject would be greatly 
>appreciated!!!!   


>Thanks,

>Lori A. Johnson
>Associated Grocers, Inc.
>E-Mail ljohns2@premier.net