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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

347.0. "Token ring-Ethernet bridging on DEChub 900?" by ZPOVC::INDO03::FUNGSIONG (Digital Indonesia - Networks) Fri Aug 20 1993 10:34

    Hallo,
    
    I read from DEChub 900 announcement that the DECmau 900TL allows
    connection for Token Ring nodes with the Ethernet nodes.
    
    Does the DEChub 900 backplane has the bridging capabilities similar to
    the Proteon Token-Ring to Ethernet bridge? Is it protocol transparent?
    
    Does it mean that if I have Novell client on Token ring and PATHWORKS
    server on Ethernet, using this product and NetWare Coexistence
    the Novell clients can connect to the PATHWORKS server?
    
    
    Novell
    Clients----------DECmau 900TL            PATHWORKS servers
    (token ring)     DECrepeater 900TM-------on Ethernet
    PATHWORKS NetWare 			    
    Coexistence
    
                     DEChub 900
    
    
    If it is, we have a great product! Some customers (IBM based) require
    access to our Ethernet-based servers from existing Token ring
    network. This will give them the solution at very reasonable price.
    
    
    Thanks and Regards,
    Fung Siong

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
347.1	Bridge is Required	DELNI::BOUCHARD		`Fri Aug 20 1993 19:15`	9
	We've had a miscommunication. Neither the DECmau 900TL nor the DEChub 900MS Backplane has an integral bridge. To get from Ethernet to Token Ring, a bridge is required. Our recommendation for a Digital solution is the Proteon 4100 or CNX. Im sorry you were misled. Can you point out to me where you saw this so it can be corrected? Thanks, Mike
347.2	The article, Pls review	ZPOVC::INDO03::FUNGSIONG	Digital Indonesia - Networks	`Mon Aug 23 1993 01:23`	47
	Hallo Mike, This is the article I got from NAC::, file name is DECHUB900_FINAL_SUS.TXT. I have hightlighted the parts that might be misunderstood, at least by me :-). The word "integrate" suggests that all the FDDI, Ethernet, and Token Ring can talk with each other using this new hub (which, unfortunately, can't). I might be wrong, though. Thanks for the info, anyway. Regards, Fung Siong ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing the DECmau TL, DECrepeater 900TL, and DECrepeater 900SL: Digital-Developed 802.5/Token Ring Products Contact: Mike Bouchard, DTN 226-7348; (508)-486-7358 Jane Shurtleff, DTN 226-5495, (508)-486-5495 HIGHLIGHTS ... CUSTOMER PROBLEM ... internetworking equipment to standard Token Ring LANs and build manageable Token Ring workgroups. Many large Digital customers need high quality, cost-effective methods to integrate those Token Ring networks with Ethernet ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and FDDI networks supporting multiple protocols and media. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ... CUSTOMER BENEFITS ... o The DEChub 900 MultiSwitch backplane also makes it especially easy to integrate Token Ring LANs with Ethernet and FDDI networks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ...
347.3	marketing terms...	DPDMAI::DAVIES	Mark, SCA Area Network Consultant	`Fri Oct 01 1993 18:00`	20
	The article is misleading to many Sales folks also. Most everyone in the computing business today thinks of "both cableplant and protocols" when some says the network. The statements in the article would be clearer and less confusing if they stated that the "DEChub 900 makes it easy to integrate token ring, ethernet and FDDI cableplants". But this would be sort of boring also, since this is nothing new to the industry. Maybe if you could find a way to comme up with a module that fits into the hub that could handle briding/routing of token ring, ethernet and FDDI, you could have a product which sold itself and the Volume folks and VARs would fight to get. Regards, Mark