Wired Q: Embedded NT

Thu May 14 18:02:44 UTC 1998

It was in Data Communications magazine ;-)

The switch maker is Berkeley Systems. They licensed NT source and stripped it 
down (I think the IP stack is one of the things they whacked ;-) to run the 
switch. With the obvious exception of M$ RRAS, this is AFAIK is the only vendor 
using NT as a switch or router OS. 

David Newman
Data Communications magazine

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Subject: Re: Wired Q: Embedded NT 
Author:  "Lehrer  Neil" <nlehrer at usia.gov>  at dcm_smtp
Date:    5/14/98 11:04 AM

i saw something about a switch maker embedding nt.  about layer 4 
switches understanding application level info.  it was recent, maybe 
network world, but i can't be sure.

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  To: nanog at merit.edu
  From: James Glave <>

Hi all,

James Glave at Wired News again. This time around I am seeking opinions 
on
behalf of a friend up at Wired (the print magazine) -- concerning 
embedded
NT. I couldn't find any discussion in the nanog archive, so I'm wondering 
if anoyne here has any experience with, or knowledge of, embedding NT in 
networking hardware - if that even makes any sense....?

>From: Jesse Freund <freund at wired.com>
>i'm working on a piece about nt-embedded and i have a couple of 
questions.
>i'm hoping you might be able to hook me up with a smart network operator 
or
>someone else in the know or perhaps you know.  basically, i'm curious 
why
>the hell someone would want a version of nt embedded in a switch or 
router?
>and who provides the custom solutions nt-embedded is meant to replace?

Thanks, all!

jtg

James Glave, Senior Technology Writer 
Wired News http://www.wired.com  (415) 276-8430

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