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From: tom@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Tom Easterday)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Retix Bridges experiences?
Message-ID: <29168@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 88 15:33:05 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Computer and Information Science
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  We have puchased 6 Retix bridges for our department and will purchase
  more soon, we also recommend to other departments on campus looking
  for bridges that they purchase Retix's product.  We have had them in
  place for about 5-6 months and have not had a failure.  We did limited
  testing of throughput when we evaluated the bridge and they seem to
  handle the load as spec'd.  As far as management capablities go, we
  had a unit with the network management software implmented for
  evaluation.  It was nice except that our Proteon routers will not pass
  ISO protocols which the Retix uses in its net management software.  So
  we are not using the network management software (maybe someday...).
  The price is very deceiving ($16XX range in quantity), in my opinion
  definately a good value.

				 Tom Easterday
				 The Ohio State University
				 Instruction and Research Computer Center
				 (614) 292-4843