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Started by Paul Koning -- LAS Engineering
Mon, 24 Mar 1986 22:02
Re: bridges
Author: Paul Koning -- LAS Engineering
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1986 22:02
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1986 22:02
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>I need to connect two Ethernets. >... >DEC may have something similar, now, but I bet I won't love that >price either. Check it; you may be pleasantly surprised. The DEC bridge is a local bridge, by the way; it wasn't entirely clear if you need local or remote. >... >The cheapest alternative which is transparent looks to be a buffered >repeater. It won't filter at all but is said to work at full speed. "Buffered repeater" is a rather confusing term for what's really a "dumb" bridge. If you want full speed, why settle for less than the real thing? The DEC bridge is a full-function bridge that DOES run at full speed. paul koning
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