Those of you that tried it,

Did any of you experience adverse performance (throughput or network
loading) with this configuration?

-dtd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simonsen, Larry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:35 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SoftDTC . Does it exist ?
>
>
> We have this working with the encapsulation being done in our
> Cisco router.
> There is no need of a DTC at the host site.
>
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Gavin Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:   Monday, October 16, 2000 11:18 AM
> To:     [log in to unmask]
> Subject:        Re: SoftDTC . Does it exist ?
>
> Steve asks:
> > Has anyone heard of a product called SoftDTC?
>
> I've never heard this name before, but there is a solution from HP for
> routing DTC traffic which involves encapsulating it in IP.
> This requires an
> OpenView DTC Manager workstation on both the 3000's network
> segment and each
> segment that has a "remote" DTC.  It also requires an
> additional DTC on the
> 3000's segment.  The encapsulation actually happens between
> the remote DTC
> and this extra DTC next to the 3000 rather than all the way
> to the 3000
> itself.  The "local" DTC by the 3000 disencapsulates the AFCP
> packets and
> forwards them to the 3000 which then thinks that all the DTCs
> are actually
> local.
>
> It's a bit of a pain to set up, and there aren't too many
> people doing it,
> but people say it works.
>
> These days I'd seriously look at switching to VT or Telnet
> plus network
> printing rather than go through all this, but if you must
> have terminals or
> terminal-like devices or serial printer devices which are not
> compatible
> with things like JetDirect boxes then you may be stuck.
>
> G.
>