Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!enea!tut!santra!ppi
From: ppi@santra.UUCP (Panu Pietik{inen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: RetixGate: request for experience
Message-ID: <8945@santra.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 87 15:35:26 GMT
Reply-To: ppi@hila.hut.fi (Panu Pietikainen)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
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Keywords: lan, bridges, new equipment, experience

I saw a few weeks ago an add in Data Communications November 87
issue telling that Retix is selling a products called RetixGate.
It is a Ethernet/802.3 bridge with connections to Ethernet,
Starlan (product 2244) and ThinEthernet (product 2255). The pricing
of these products seems to be quite affordable. I called Retix
and hopefully I am going to get same more information in a couple
of days or weeks.

While I am waiting for the technical information to arrive I
would like to hear if there are any *buts* in RetixGates. My
question is: has anyone any user experience on these devices?
I am interested receiving all available comments, positive or
negative. Performance, reliability, do they work, Retix support,
how many have been installed, rumors, etc...

Please post directly to me. I will summarize and post the results
to the net.

--Panu Pietikainen
ppi@hila.hut.fi   or    ppi@fingate.BITNET   or   ppi@hila.UUCP
Helsinki University of Technology, Computing Center, Finland