Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:04:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Token Ring Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808221703250.27863-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980819141602.17770A-100000@dsinw.com>
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On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, rick hamell wrote: > > Does FreeBSD support token-ring networks ? If not, are the plans for > > future release ? > > I must be under the mistaken impression that 15-20 year old > out-dated technology must still be viable and cost effective! Is this > true, or are most these people just not upgrading their old networks? FYI, Ethernet celebrated it's 25th birthday last May, so be careful about what you're calling 'outdated'. :-) TR is still used in many offices (particularly IBM camps). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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