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From: ohara@brahms.amd.com (Bob O'Hara)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: FDDI Hardware and TCP/IP Software
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Date: 30 Aug 90 15:30:09 GMT
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In article <520@pico.oz> johnl@pico.qpsx.oz (John Leiseboer) writes:
>Can anyone help please?
>
>I will shortly be evaluating FDDI interconnection over the QPSX MAN. We
>
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>In the interests of keeping costs as low as possible, my initial thought
>is to use PC/AT compatibles with appropriate FDDI adaptors and TCP/IP
>software (with the usual features: telnet, ftp, tftp, ping, mail,
>etc.) as the hosts.
>
>Can anyone recommend appropriate FDDI adaptors and TCP/IP software
>please?
>
>John Leiseboer
>Manager, Applications Development
>QPSX Communications
>Perth, Western Australia			j.leiseboer@qpsx.oz.au

You should give Schneider and Koch a call at +7 21 792 213.  They are in 
Karlsruhe, West Germany.  They have an FDDI adaptor for the PC/AT and
(probably ;-) all of the software you would need.  Good luck.

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