Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!walt.disney.com!scott From: scott@walt.disney.com (Scott Watson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Laser (optical) bridges for Ethernet - Clarification Message-ID: <1991Feb26.201722.22119@walt.disney.com> Date: 26 Feb 91 20:17:22 GMT Sender: scott@walt.disney.com (Scott Watson) Organization: Walt Disney Imagineering Lines: 21 Walt Haas of the University of Utah wrote: We solve this problem by running fiber optic cable between buildings and using Cabletron repeaters at the ends of the cables. The details of your question aren't entirely clear. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm sorry about that -- What I meant to say is: We have heard about LASER ethernet bridges where you would install one unit on your roof and aim carefully at your friends unit on another building and viola! Bob's your uncle! Any knowledge out there??? Thanks in advance -- Scott Watson / Walt Disney Imagineering scott@walt.disney.com #ifdef SANE #include #endif