Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!munnari.oz.au!manuel!anucsd!rastaban!steve From: steve@rastaban.anu.oz.au (Steven Ball) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Multiport Localtalk Router Message-ID: Date: 4 Jun 91 07:41:56 GMT References: <1991Jun2.034936.8213@starnet.com> <7721@rex.cs.tulane.edu> Sender: news@anucsd.anu.oz.au (USENET News software) Organization: ANU Department of Computer Science Lines: 25 mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu (Jeff E Mandel MD MS) writes: >My problem is I have a bunch of small departmental nets (say, 3 Macs and a >LaserWriter) that I'd like to interconnect, yet keep each department as a zone >unto itself so everyone can keep their LaserWriter named "LaserWriter" (what, >your name's not Bruce? That'll cause some confusion, mate). I just can't >justify the expense of a FastPath/GatorBox/etc. in these environments, and they >generally are too unreliable for a software solution like Liason, as there is >no one to provide support services and the router machine goes down and >everyone starts screaming. Any ideas? Have you considered the Webster MultiPort Gateway? Four localtalk ports, `bridged' together (ie. each port can be configured as a separate zone, if that's what you want - I use the term bridge in general terms here as this discussion seems to be splitting hairs :-) and an ethernet interface. I believe Webster have a deal during June of <$3000 for a MultiPort Gateway... but don't quote me! -- Steven Ball, Department of Computer Science, ANU E-mail: steve@anucsd.anu.edu.au Ph. (06) 2495146 Snail-mail: GPO Box 4, CANBERRA CITY ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!