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From: swatt@NOC.NET.YALE.EDU (Alan S. Watt)
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Subject: Re: Gatorbox vs. Fastpath
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Date: 14 Jun 90 13:45:44 GMT
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I don't subscribe to this list; a piece in the above discussion was forwarded
to me.  If you have responses, please E-mail directly to me.

We have two GatorBoxen on evaluation order because of a feature in their
1.5 software which, as far as I know, nobody else can match.  Using this
feature it is possible to set up two GatorBoxen to act as IP routers
between two ethernets, across a localtalk/PhoneNet link.

Yale has over 200 buildings spread out over New Haven, all of them within
4000 cable feet of a campus telephone switchroom.  This is stretching it
a bit, but we have successfully run PhoneNet over that distance.  Most
buildings are well under the 3000 foot PhoneNet suggested maximum.

The 1.5 GatorShare software makes it possible to connect ethernet-based
IP networks to the campus network at medium speeds over installed
telephone wiring.  If it works as it should, it is a far better
price/performance solution than anything else I'm aware of.  The boxes
should arrive soon and I intend to try them out in a test setup.

Question: is anyone aware of software for the FastPath or other device
	  which provides this capability?

	- Alan S. Watt
	  High Speed Networking, Yale University
	  Computing and Information Systems
	  Box 2112 Yale Station
	  New Haven, CT  06520-2112
	  (203) 432-6600 X394
	  Watt-Alan@Yale.Edu