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Article #750THANKS - Was : What is an 8209 - really ?
From: bennett
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 19:59
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 19:59
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Thanks to all those who responded by post and mail. The significant points
out of the answers were....
1. In essence, the 8209 is a Source-route or Translation Bridge.
2. Ethernet and TR addresses are assigned from the same number space.
Regards,
John Bennett E-mail: bennett@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
Head, Networks Group Phone : +61 8 259 5292
Corporate Information Systems FAX : +61 8 259 5537
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Postal: Bld 73 Labs Area
AUSTRALIA PO Box 1500 Salisbury
"Lord Warden of the Sync Ports" South Australia 5108
(DSTO Network Manager) AUSTRALIA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!dstos3.dsto.gov.au!bennett From: bennett@dstos3.dsto.gov.au Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm Subject: THANKS - Was : What is an 8209 - really ? Message-ID: <1992Nov9.135921.165046@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> Date: 9 Nov 92 13:59:20 CST References: <1992Oct26.143025.164889@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> <1992Nov3.203052.20454@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation Lines: 16