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From: viraf@gwusun.gwu.edu (Viraf Bankwalla)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Need help with phoneNET
Message-ID: <1424@gwusun.gwu.edu>
Date: 4 Aug 89 14:04:40 GMT
Reply-To: viraf@gwusun.gwu.edu (Viraf Bankwalla)
Organization: The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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Hi,

  We at the George Washington University, are currently looking at running
PhoneNet, to connect an odd 60 offices to an AppleTalk net.  The machines
comprise of Mac's and PC's which will be mainly used to print, and telnet.

  We would like to avoid running any new cable.  Connecting each office 
to a port on the StarController would prove to be far too expensive.  How
have others done this ?

  I was wondering if each port of the StarController could be connected
to a passive star, thus enabling us to connect 12*6=72 offices with a
single controller, and without running any new cable.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

						viraf bankwalla
						viraf@gwusun.gwu.edu
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