Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!public!thad From: thad@public.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: Non-Apple Ethernet cards (Re: Apple hardware) Keywords: ethernet Message-ID: <3062@public.BTR.COM> Date: 13 Jun 91 20:48:21 GMT References: <1991May25.052820.27220@am.dsir.govt.nz> <3105@redstar.cs.qmw.ac.uk> Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, Mountain View CA Lines: 31 In article urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) writes: >[...] >Speaking of which, is there any list out there which Ethernet cards are A/UX >2.0 compatible? >[...] The Tri-Data cards work perfectly and are 100% compatible (per my own tests) with A/UX 2.* Additionally, the Tri-Data cards have BOTH the D-15 AUI connector and a 10BaseT connector. A diagnostic LED (visible from the outside of the computer) indicates not only a power-on state but also any problems (by a series of "blinks"); mine are on steady! :-) Performance of the Tri-Data is *VERY* satisfactory: ftp's transfer stats in verbose mode indicate (an average) of: 120KBytes/S between the A/UX box and a Sun 3/60 with SunOS 4.1.1, 40-45KBytes/S between the A/UX box and a *REAL* IBM-PC/AT (DOS 3.3) with a WD8003 and WIN/TCP, and 50KBytes/S between the A/UX box and a 3B1 (AT&T 3.51m) and WIN/TCP. If you're not using 10BaseT (twisted pair), you'll need a transceiver to tap into the backbone (any of 10BASE2, 10BASE5, 10BaseT, fibre, etc.) The Tri-Data card takes its power from the NuBus and I've had no problems (with the Tri-Data card) since its installation in April. Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]