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From: clapper@NADC.ARPA (Brian M. Clapper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Networking Info
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Date: 4 Jan 88 20:20:14 GMT
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We're presently gathering information about workstation LANs, particularly
those which support heterogeneous hardware configurations.  For example, we
forsee the need to hook up Apollos, Suns, MacroVAXes and the like.  I am
looking for *any* information I can get on:

1. Networking schemes (e.g., Ethernet, IEEE 802.2 standards, etc.)
2. Personal experiences with this sort of problem.
3. The degree to which various hardware vendors support the various
   services.  E.g., when a vendor claims to support NFS, how easy is
   it *really* to drop one of their machines into a network of Suns?
4. Support for TCP/IP.

References to useful publications or articles, informal personal anecdotes of
experiences in this area, other electronic mail contacts -- any or all
of these would be extremely useful.

Please send replies directly to me, as I do not presently subscribe to this
mailing list.

Thanks in advance.

Brian M. Clapper                                      clapper@nadc.ARPA
Naval Air Development Center
Street and Jacksonville Roads
Warminster, PA 18976

(215) 441-2118