Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu!ejbehr From: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) Subject: Re: Ethernet/Token Ring bridges Message-ID: <1991May06.192504.11080@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> Date: Mon, 06 May 1991 19:25:04 GMT Reply-To: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) Organization: Central Illinois Surfing Club I've had some requests for a summary of the replies re. Ethernet/Token Ring bridges. Here goes. One more time, thanks to all respondents. ---------------------------------------------------- Peter Bumbulis writes: Do you need a bridge or a router? We've used a PS/2 Model 80 running AIX (a bit of overkill, if routing is all you need to do) and a '286 clone running PCRoute with token ring and ethernet packet drivers (much more cost effective solution) for use as TCP/IP routers. Both were adequate solutions for our needs. AIX has (had? we didn't exactly have the latest and greatest version of AIX) a nasty habit of dropping the token ring interface if there was any sort of hardware disturbance. The PCRoute solution seems to work ok (we haven't been using it for that long.) For us, price was the big thing. Both of these solutions didn't cost us anything since we already had the hardware (and AIX.) The PCRoute software is available at no cost for ftp from accuvax.nwu.edu, if memory serves correctly. Peter ---------------------------------------------------- Charlie Whiteside Eric, This subject is covered about every 6 months to a year by the networking magazines. I think LAN times and Network World (Reprint from Donna Kirkey 508-879-6400) do a full analysis and write up of all vendors. Of course HP makes equipment like this :^). Get back to me if you need more info, I'll try to find the article I read a month or two ago on this subject. Charlie ---------------------------------------------------- Tom Dietz Listed in the Dec 31, 1990 Network World: CrossComm; ILAN, $7,900; 508-481-4060 Ungermann-Bass; Access/One, $5,250; 408-496-0111 (also listed was the IBM 8209) Crosscomm supports both 4 and 16 Mbps, UB supports only 4 Mbps. Hope this helps Tom ---------------------------------------------------- Daniel A. Graifer Try CrossCom Corp. 140-C Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 (508)481-4060 (800)388-1200. We actually bought our CrossCom equip. through Glasgal. We have no relationship to them other than as satified customers (we use their ILAN-1 boxes as mixed mode remote bridges. Dan -- Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu