[geeks] fDdI

[jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de]

On  6 Apr, Ethan wrote:

> Hooray! I just picked up 4 PCI FDDI cards for Sun (Network Peripherals)..
> $15 each from eBay. 
If you want to use them in a PCI Sun. For many other systems
(especially a free *ix OS) DEC DEFPA is what you want, because you have
no problems getting a driver. 

> FDDI is still okay in my book. Great for adding a backend network to
> Indys, Challenge S's and Suns... 
The same for me. Where 100 MBit/s Ethernet is unavailable or
unaffordable, FDDI is the way out. BTW: The performance of a 100 MBit/s
EISA card in a Indigo2 R4400 is disappointing. Have to get a GIO 64
FDDI card...

> we use a Cabletron 7C04 to bridge FDDI to 100baseT.
Two Cabletron ESX-1320 here. Has only 10BaseT ports, but they are
switched and all my Ethernet stuff is 10 MBit/s. 
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tschuess,
          Jochen

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