Netstar GigaRouter [was: Re: Cisco as Big Brother (Was Re: Cisco's AIP vs HSSI)]

Wed Oct 16 22:48:56 UTC 1996

On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, John G. Scudder wrote:

> At 9:09 AM -0400 10/16/96, Randolph C. Nicklas wrote:
> >Are you aware of the 16-slot Ascend/NetStar GigaRouter?
> >I am not sure if this router supports  HSSI/Ethernet
> >yet.
> 
> I'm fairly sure it supports both, as well as FDDI and all the other media
> cited in the earlier message.

Hmm.. It's been awhile since I spoke with the Netstar people (approx 8
months or so). At the time, the box supported 10baseT, AUI, 100baseT,
FDDI, HSSI, OC-3ATM (I believe) and maybe CDDI. No V.35 low speed stuff.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 Patrick J. Chicas
 Email: pjc at unix.off-road.com
 URL: http://www.Off-Road.com 