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From: wezel@bio.vu.nl (Jos van Wezel)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Gatorbox vs. Fastpath
Keywords: Gatorbox, GatorShare, Appletalk Tunnels
Message-ID: <1990Jun14.173053.3238@bio.vu.nl>
Date: 14 Jun 90 17:30:53 GMT
References: <9006141345.AA05983@noc.net.yale.edu>
Organization: VU Biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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In article <9006141345.AA05983@noc.net.yale.edu> swatt@NOC.NET.YALE.EDU (Alan S. Watt) writes:
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>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.

No I don't think so. You can 'tunnel' localtalk through IP networks,
in 1.5 , not the other way around. You can setup 2 GB's far apart
on the Internet, and they will route your AT packets to each other.
Cayman calls these AT tunnels.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Jos van Wezel
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