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From: tcs@usna.UUCP (Terry Slattery <tcs@usna>)
Newsgroups: net.lan
Subject: Re: Comments solicited on UNIBUS Ethernet boards
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Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 08:56:31 EST
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> The Interlan NI1010A is obsolete
> (and may have been discontinued); besides, I'm reliably informed that
> bugs on that board prevent it from communicating with some other Ethernet
> gear we have.

The NI1010 hasn't been discontinued (at least the local sales folks
aren't aware of it).  Interlan has been bought out by Micom though.
It's the obvious choice for a Unibus gateway since you don't want to
pay for 'smarts'.  I'd talk to Interlan directly about the problems to
see if they have fixed them.

> The Excelan board seems
> nice, but it's expensive, it's geared towards putting TCP on-board, and
> I can't do that with a gateway machine.  

And you really don't want to either.  Besides, the EXOS 8010 software isn't
capable of just gateway operation.

> Besides, the only 4.2 driver I've seen for it doesn't use those features.  

Correct.  The EXOS 8010 code is 4.1a.  I'd rather have 4.2.

	-tcs
	Terry Slattery	  U.S. Naval Academy	301-267-4413
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