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From: wehr@fmeed1.UUCP (Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: HP TCP/IP router/bridge?
Summary: Don't know if this answers you query, but ...
Keywords: TCP/IP HP router bridge
Message-ID: <8445@fmeed1.UUCP>
Date: 15 Oct 90 18:54:09 GMT
References: <45306@apple.Apple.COM>
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In article <45306@apple.Apple.COM>, brooks@Apple.COM (Kevin Brooks) writes:
> 
> Does anyone know of a bridge or router that will allow HP hosts running
> TCP/IP which speak IEEE style packets (802.2 encapsulated) to
> communicate with ethernet style IP implementations?  Do most of the
> router/bridge vendors support both IEEE and ethernet style IP packets?

I don't have much experience here, but I'm installing a small ethernet
network (about a dozen hosts) here at work - and I'm learning while
doing. My design includes a bridge in each lab, primarily to aid in
fault isolation. The bridge I've chosen is the Retix 2255.

The manual says it will pass both style packets transparently, which (I
think) answers your second question.  It also states that the software
on each respective host must deal with packet differences themselves,
which (I think) answers your first question (that is, if I understand
your first question correctly - you're looking for a bridge that will
convert one style packet to another - right?  This bridge explicitly
*won't* [and I don't know of one that will].  But, it will pass both
types, no problem).

I hope this helps.

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