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From: haas%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Walt Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Token Ring installation
Keywords: Big Networks
Message-ID: <1991Mar1.091627.26197@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 1 Mar 91 16:16:27 GMT
References: <787@hwsw.gedas.de>
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
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In article <787@hwsw.gedas.de> rainer@hwsw.gedas.de (Rainer Raupach) writes:
>Hi Netlanders,
>
>we are doing a project with LMX on Token Ring. I would like
>to know, if there`s any installation with some 30 Token Rings
>connected via bridges.

I'm under the impression that attempting source routing with that many
rings would exceed the size of the source routing field in the packet
header.

I'm sure somebody on the net will correct me if I'm wrong :^)

-- Walt Haas    haas@ski.utah.edu