[rescue] Q: Best way of going from FDDI to 100BT network?

[Eric Dittman]

> > Unless you luck out, a PCI system with NetBSD and a DEFPA and some
> > 100baseTX card seems like the most affordable option.
> >
> 
> The problem with doing it that way, is that you end up having to do
> IP routing between your FDDI & Ethernet networks...you can't bridge.  All
> of the 100BT/FDDI switches merely do translational bridging and IP
> fragmentation between the two frame types.

You could use Linux, a DEFPA, and a 100baseTX card with
bridging.
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