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From: jgd@pollux.UUCP (Dr. James George Dunham)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Bridge Questions
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Date: Wed, 29-Jul-87 16:21:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 29 16:21:00 1987
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We are beginning to create local ethernet networks and are considering
connecting them together. We have four seperate groups and each group
is afraid that if we simply hook them all together that the ethernet
will become overloaded. I have heard that there are bridges that can
be used to connect ethernets togethers which keep local traffic local
and pass other messages over the bridge. What is such a bridge called
and what vendors make reliable products. Is there some vendor who makes
a single bridge that will connect 4 ethernets together in one box? Any
help would be appreciated.
				-Jim Dunham
				 jgd@pollux