Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!uxc!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!gistdev!jerry From: jerry@gistdev.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Network choice for the Future? Message-ID: <8300015@gistdev> Date: 19 Apr 89 15:24:00 GMT Lines: 31 Nf-ID: #N:gistdev:8300015:000:1233 Nf-From: gistdev.UUCP!jerry Apr 19 10:24:00 1989 Well, the debate rages on: On the ATT 3B2 and ATT386 line and on into the future. What are the pros and cons of choosing either Starlan or TCP/IP Ethernet for Unix-to-Unix connections? We currently make use of the remote shell and remote copy capabilities, also we have a need for 8 bit data transfer/terminal emulation. I understand that rlogin -8 gives 8 bit, does such an option exist for ATT Starlan cu? We will be connecting a group of ATT 6386s, a 3B2 600 and perhaps a VaxStation 2000. If you have any facts and/or opinions in this area your input would be greatly appreciated. As a company we currently have made forays into both of these arenas, and now it is time to focus on the future. It may be that the capabilities of one are reflected in the other. I ask that the net express itself so that I (and thereby my company) could have access to the great pool of knowledge available in this electronic community. Thanks in Advance for your reply! -- Jerry Waltz Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. 1800 Woodfield Drive Savoy, Illinois 61874-9505 UUCP: ...{uunet,convex,pur-ee}!uiucuxc!gistdev!jerry INTERNET: jerry%gistdev@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu PHONE: (217) 352-1165 #include