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From: tpmsph@ecsvax.UUCP (Thomas P. Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: TCP-IP processor boards for BI VAXen?
Keywords: TCP-IP VAX BI Intelligent Node Processor
Message-ID: <4581@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 88 20:53:52 GMT
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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Are there any companies producing "intelligent" TCP-IP
communications boards for BI-bus VAXen?  By `intelligent
TCP-IP communications board,' I mean something like the 
Bridge Communications IVECS or Micom NPxxx boards: these
beasts have their own ethernet interface, and microprocessor
and memory, and handle TCP-IP, TELNET and FTP protocols
on the board, freeing up the VAX from the overhead of 
managing the communications protocol. All t he boards of
this type with which I am familiar are Q-bus or UNIBUS
boards. We have no interest in retrofitting our 8530 with
a UBA, and want to know if there is anyone out there who
makes a BI-bus version of such a product.

Thanx in advance. Reply by mail: if there are enough 
responses, I'll summarize to the net.

Tom Morris, UNC School of Public Health

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