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From: pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Need configuration info for various DEC ethernet widgets
Message-ID: <677@hscfvax.harvard.edu>
Date: 21 Nov 88 14:35:49 GMT
References: <3607@phri.UUCP> <108@gnome6.pa.dec.com> <3609@phri.UUCP>
Organization: Health Sciences Computing Facility, Harvard University
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In article <3609@phri.UUCP>, roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes:
> 
> What's the difference bettween a DESPR and a local DEREP other than the
> detail that one has 1-thick/1-thin and the other had 2-thick?
> 
> 	And, if you can stand one more question, who named all the friggin'
> boxes?  I mean, DE followed by 3 random letters? 
>
   DESPR = Digital Ethernet Single-Port Repeater
   DEREP = Digital Ethernet REPeater

   and then there is the DESTA - Digital (thin-wire) Ethernet Station Adapter.

   .... etc

    gets a bit stretched at times, eh ?

        greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny