>>  In <H000006c002a8f5a@MHS> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>
>> > > Are there any options to put a 100BaseT card in an HP995 and a
>HP9000
>> > G40?
>> > >
>> > > Any other options for faster network connections from the HPs to
>hubs
>> > > backbones?
>> >
>> > If you have the $$, try FDDI. I understand 100VG-Anylan is available
>for
>> > some configurations, but I'm not sure about which systems are
>supported.
>> > ATM may be avaiable for the G box.
>>
>> I didn't think 100-<anything> is actually available for *any* HP3000
>yet...?
>> Despite various "announcements" over the years, I don't think you can
>actually
>> get a hp3000-useable card in your hands yet.
>>
>>               -Chris Bartram
>>
>That is too bad, I had wondered why more wasn't said about it.
>There is another solution that occurred to me about I sent my first
>message. If the object is simply greater bandwidth, then adding another
>802.3 lan link card and appropriate routing would help. FDDI does work
>and is available (I have it running), it just costs more (4x or 5x?, in
>a 995 it will be more if the software is tier priced) than 100-something
>cards I've seen for Unix.
>
>Richard

HP DOES sell 100baseT cards (as well as the 100VG cards as well as FDDI as
well as ATM).

We are curently planning on moving from FDDI --> 100baseT .. we should get
faster thru-put since
100baseT is full-duplex so we'll get 200Mb rather than 100Mb.

-boB

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