[rescue] FDDI <-> ethernet

Michael S. Schiller rescue at sunhelp.org
Thu Sep 27 19:32:46 CDT 2001


Dave:

Would a Cisco 3016 work? I saw one of those on ebay. The only 1200 series that was
there was a 1212 that didn't have ethernet.

-Mike

Dave McGuire wrote:

> On September 27, Michael S. Schiller wrote:
> > > bridging under solaris.  hmmm.  i'll have to look into that, never did that one
> > > before (like i said, i like networking hardware, so i use proper bridges. *G*)
> > >
> > > -brian
> >
> > I couldn't agree more, I would prefer to use a hardware bridge, but where can I
> > find an FDDI<-> ethernet bridge cheap?
>
>   Hop on eBay and search for "cisco workgroup".  The box you want is a
> WS-C1200 series.  The ethernet on those is 10mbit, so if you have any
> performance-sensitive boxes they should be on your FDDI ring.  But
> that stands to reason in any case.
>
>     -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire
> Laurel, MD
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-Mike
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