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From: jim@tiamat.fsc.com (Jim O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Xylogics AnnexII
Summary: we like it too
Message-ID: <776@tiamat.fsc.com>
Date: 1 Jan 91 21:08:14 GMT
References: <1949@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> <8271@emcard.UUCP> <1977@ria.ccs.uwo.ca>
Organization: Ahlstrom Filtration - Chattanooga,TN
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In article <1977@ria.ccs.uwo.ca>, lrb@alex.ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) writes:
> 
> that must be the difference
> 
> i searched for a LOONG time for a new terminal server, the annex II is
> a wonderful piece of machinery. i recommend it highly. 

We also like the Annexes very much.  The only real trouble we have is that
when the Annexes reboot, but the computer system does not (e.g. after a 
power outage, since the computer is on a UPS but the Annexes are in remote
locations and are not), the rlogin processes started by people logging in over
the Annex (we use dedicated port "rlogin" with a dedicated address for our
computer, essentially making the terminals appear directly connected to our
mainly unsophisticated users) don't die.  They just hang around until we
kill them or reboot the computer.  We've talked to Xylogics and HP and haven't
really come up with anything.  We're planning on buying small UPS's for the
Annexes which will eliminate the problem during small outages, but we'll
still have it when longer outages occur.

Other than that, the Annexes have been great. We connect terminals, serial
and parallel printers, and they all work great.
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James B. O'Connor			jim@tiamat.fsc.com
Ahlstrom Filtration, Inc.		615/821-4022 x. 651