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From: mark@badger.dosli.govt.nz (Mark Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: slip over 9600 baud?
Keywords: slip 9600
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.040548.9996@dosli.govt.nz>
Date: 19 Mar 91 04:05:48 GMT
Sender: mark@dosli.govt.nz (Mark Wright)
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Organization: Department of Survey and Land Information, New Zealand
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We are looking at setting up a wide area network based on tcp-ip. We
currently have several Ethernets in different district offices. These
Ethernets have Ultrix workstations using TCP-IP, PCs running Novell
(with BYU IPX, packet drivers and CUTCP).

The major reason for the WAN is the centralisation of management
information at head office, with "terminal" access from the district
offices. As we would like to use the (dedicated) lines for other
traffic (file transfer, mail, news and print spooling), we intend to
use TCP/IP.

Our intended plan is to use 9.6 kb lines for the smaller offices,
moving to faster lines for the larger offices. My main question is
what sort of performance can we expect from the 9.6 kb lines? Is it
reasonable to run say three terminal sessions over such a line with
TCP/IP ? Also, does the entire setup sound realistic, what sort of
problems can I expect?

Any comments from people experienced with such a situation would be
appreciated: are we on the right track?

Cheers, 
Mark.
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 Mark Wright.                    Dept. of Survey and Land Information,NZ.
 email: mark@dosli.govt.nz       phone: 64 4 710-380 ext 8688