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From: tjh+atalk.errors
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1989 00:15

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>My boss pointed out that one way to speed up an AppleTalk network might
>be to make a hub that could run the network in a star configuration, so
>that each Macintosh could have full AppleTalk speed instead of contending
>with the others on the network.  This was proposed as an alternative to
>spending an extra $1k/machine for Ethernet.  Has anybody built such a
>network?  If so, how well did it work?

Walt,

We have a network topology that is basically two stars with an interconnect.
Our Appletalk network is based on existing twisted-pair phone lines with
Farralon PhoneNet connectors at each node. Currently we have about 25 nodes
with 4 LaserWriters, an AppleShare file server (and print spooler), a PC/AT
clone in the Laser lab and a Kinetics FastPath4 ethernet gateway. Performance
is dependent basically on how many people are trying print simultaneously.
I have not noticed any major slowdowns during the day when I am using a
MacII as a terminal to my Sun3/50 via the FastPath.

Joseph Warden
Department of Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

arpa: jtwarden@charis.chem.rpi.edu
bitnet: jtwarden@rpitsmts

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