uPort 'n' Excelan 'n' networking

Robert J. Granvin rjg at sialis.mn.org
Fri Sep 22 08:50:42 AEST 1989


Sitting at work, running Microport Unix on a '286 box, and now needing
to install some real networking, makes me wonder about some things...

Microport seems to be the only software manufacturer on the planet who
will offer TCP/IP networking tools for a '286 machine with an Excelan
Ethernet board.

However, since the investment being talked about is in excess of
$1,000, most of that going to Microport, I would like to find out if
anyone has actually done this, and what their results were, especially
in the areas of throughput and reliability.

Any comments or thoughts greatly appreciated...

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