Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uwmcsd1!ig!agate!ucbvax!astral.UUCP!sunny From: sunny@astral.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: TOPS and low-speed modems Message-ID: <8807081100.AA11456@hop.toad.com> Date: 6 Jul 88 10:10:57 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 17 > I want to add a small remote Appletalk/Phonenet network to our current > Appletalk/Phonenet network. We run TOPS and share several > LaserWriters, including an NT. We also have the network divided > into two sections with a Hayes Interbridge. > The people at Centram/Sun Microsystems tell me that with the > Hayes Interbridge at least their TOPS software can time out if the > modems joining the networks run at less than 9600 bps. My > questions are: You'd think that TOPS would be interested in making available either a new version of their software, or some kind of patch which would allow a longer timeout so that we could successfully run TOPS across modem bridges and modem remote access links. But then, who cares what the $ paying user wants... Sunny