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From: joeg@wwa.com (joe grosch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: High Speed Networks
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Date: 12 Jan 1995 20:40:13 GMT
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Samuel A. Fineberg (fineberg@gaudi.nas.nasa.gov) wrote:
: I am thinking of doing a project involving high speed networking of PCs
: running UNIX.  Therefore, I was wondering if someone had tried working
: with high speed networks on PCs using Linux or Free/Net BSD.  In
: particular:

: 1. Has anyone had any experience writing Linux or Free/Net BSD drivers for
:    PC based HiPPI cards?

: 2. Has anyone had any experience writing Linux or Free/Net BSD drivers for
:    any other high speed networks, e.g., FDDI or 100MB/sec ethernet.

: I would appreciate any pointers you can give me.

Bill and Lynne Jolitz wrote an very interesting article on high speed
networks in the winter edition of Dr. Dobb's sourcebook. You can send email
to wjolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu.

Josef

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