Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site usc-cse.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!usc-cse!randvax!%SRI-KL.ARPA:medin%ucbarpa@Berkeley From: %SRI-KL.ARPA:medin%ucbarpa%Berkeley@randvax.UUCP Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: Re: Fast communications Message-ID: <596@usc-cse.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 00:28:07 EST Article-I.D.: usc-cse.596 Posted: Sun Oct 28 00:28:07 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Nov-84 02:45:42 EST Sender: uucp@usc-cse.UUCP Organization: Univ. of Southern Cal., Los Angeles Lines: 8 From: medin%ucbarpa@Berkeley (Milo Medin) Granted you cant have a loop in the path, but that cluster is logically one ethernet. By using a host with 2 interfaces as a gateway, you can get around that. The key point here is that it doesnt force you into any protocol which a gateway does. Milo