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From: jeffe@sandino.austin.ibm.com (Peter Jeffe 512.823.4091)
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Subject: Re: nagging problem
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Date: 12 Sep 90 21:20:20 GMT
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In article <1990Sep11.203107.13183@cs.columbia.edu> sen@cs.columbia.edu (Soumitra Sengupta) writes:
>We just heard from SE that RS/6000 support X-stations, but only on
>the same, physical ring. That puts us in a shock.

Well, that's partly true.  The X-station doesn't support link-level
routing, so it can't traverse bridges.  However, it has no problems
with gateways or routers.  Is that a real problem for you?

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