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From: sgf@cs.brown.edu (Sam Fulcomer)
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Subject: Re: Broadband Backbone
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Date: 26 Feb 90 14:20:13 GMT
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In article <6574@cps3xx.UUCP> delong@frith.egr.msu.edu () writes:
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>We are looking to connect a group of a dozen or so Netware based servers
>through an existing 75 ohm cable (about 270 Mhz Bandwith I think).  We
>everywhere on our campus.  To rewire would be really expensive.  An

My own opinion is that broadband is for video - period. Re-wiring might be
a lot less expensive than you think.

If you really want to bridge on broadband you might use PC/IP over PC-NET.
I'm not sure of its status (as a product, project-under-development, etc.),
but I'll find out and post if there's interest (I need to check with the people
at Brown responsible for its care and feeding...)

-sam