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From: haas%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Walt Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: LAN bridge for ethernet to token-ring
Message-ID: <1990Dec29.194536.3440@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 30 Dec 90 02:45:36 GMT
References: <90361.120751HAT@TRMETU.BITNET>
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
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In article <90361.120751HAT@TRMETU.BITNET> <HAT@TRMETU.BITNET> writes:
>    I AM THE MANAGER OF A CYBER 932-11, CONNECTED TO AN IDENTICAL MACHINE
>VIA AN ETHERNET. TO CONNECT THE ETHERNET TO A TOKEN_RING OVER WHICH I
>PLAN TO ACCESS AN IBM 3090 WITH TCP/IP, I REQUIRE A LAN BRIDGE.
>    I AM AWARE OF THE IBM 8209 PRODUCT, HOWEVER MY FUNDS AREN'T
>SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS DEVICE.
>    DOES ANY DEVICE OF EQUIVALENT FUNCTION EXIST -AT A MORE REASONABLE
>PRICE.

We solved basically the same problem by putting our 3090 directly on the
Ethernet using an interface from BusTech Inc.  The price was considerably
less than the price of the 8209, and the performance and reliability
have been excellent.  Of course this doesn't give you a direct token ring
connection if you really want that.

-- Walt Haas    haas@ski.utah.edu