Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!udecc.engr.udayton.edu!turner From: turner@udecc.engr.udayton.edu (Staff- Bob S Turner) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: broadband adapters Message-ID: <1991May14.171700.12080@udecc.engr.udayton.edu> Date: 14 May 91 17:17:00 GMT References: <5320@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: turner@udecc.engr.udayton.edu (Staff- Bob S Turner) Organization: Univ. of Dayton, School of Engineering Lines: 42 In article <5320@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> lanmaint@nssdcb.gsfc.nasa.gov writes: >>On Tue, 14 May 91 01:29:56 ADT Frances Selkirk writes: >> >>IBM still sells PCNet. PC/TCP for Token-Ring runs just fine over >>it. It also works with most packages which support packet drivers like >>CUTCP, KA9Q, NCSA. Also, MD-DOS/IP from University of Maryland supports >>PCNet cards. >> >>marc >>------ >> > >NOTE!!!!!! > > Broadband is NOT ETHERNET. Correspondingly Broadband is not MAP. > > Ethernet is a standard. Broadband is a physical transport. > > The original requester was somewhat vague in his first request, > but later clarified that he needs a MAP compatabile product. Not to mention what rev of MAP. It could be MAP 2.1 or 3.0 or what ever? > > SO THE IBM CARD WILL NOT WORK!!!!. > The other question is what manufacture is the headend bridge? Is it Hughes or someone elses like Chipcoms. Because if I remember correctly the Chipcom needs two bridges. Its really desinged to bridge seperate ethernets via a MAP channel. If so, you probably have to have a bridge. What is the application? Could you use point to point RS232 modems to get back to the head-end? Oh yes, I manage a broadband network. -- ==================================================================== Bob Turner Network Manager, School of Engineering 513-229-3171 turner@udecc.engr.udayton.edu Univ. of Dayton, Engineering Computing Center-KL211, Dayton OH 45469