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From: kincl@hpiag2.iag.hp.com (Norman Kincl)
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Subject: Re: IP Encapsulation on HP 3000/9000 computers
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Date: 7 Feb 89 17:59:20 GMT
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> HP3000 (MPE systems) currently only speak 802.2 encapsulation.  A cisco box can
                       ^^^^^^^^^
> translate from this to Ethernet encapsulation.

A correction---as of version V-Delta-5, MPE-V supports BOTH 802.3 and standard
Ethernet encapsulation.  This includes ARP.  As with the HP 9000, it is
transparent to botht he user and the system administrator which protocol is
being used.  For MPE-XL, Ethernet compatability is a stated direction, the
schedule is under investigation.

-Norm Kincl
 Information Architecture Group
 Hewlett-Packard