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From: haas%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Walt Haas)
Subject: Re: Multi-port transceivers for Ethernet
Date: 19 Apr 91 08:09:01 MDT
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.080901.20964@hellgate.utah.edu>
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
References: <chris.671959082@suite.sw.oz.au> <2981@kirk.nmg.bu.oz.au>
Distribution: aus

From article <chris.671959082@suite.sw.oz.au>, by chris@suite.sw.oz.au (Chris Maltby):
> Having spoken to a number of suppliers of LAN parts I have
> been unable to find such a thing, though I seem to remember
> them having existed and hearing of others using them.
> 
> Our requirement is for a single box in our machine room to replace
> a selection of random transceivers and odd bits of cable. We have
> a thinnet...

We have bought units from Cabletron and TCL to do this.  They both work
but we prefer the TCL unit because it has a row of switches that permit
turning the SQE test on and off for each port.

-- Walt