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Ah yes, the infamous FiberMux Magnum. Seemed to function as a register insertion ring. Was found to be susceptible to "capture effect". A prime example of data-ignorant, bonehead telco design. At 09:37 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, Vincent J. Bono wrote: >Anyone remember the Magnum's or MetroLans? > >:-) > >Jon Hardy wherrrrre arrrree youuu! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Diaz" <[email protected]> >To: "Mark Kent" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >Cc: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:24 PM >Subject: Re: MAE ATM > > >> >> I almost forgot about those netedge boxes, seems the one we had in DC >> was about as reliable as a microwave with tin foil in it. I cant >> remember how many times it or a card had been replaced. >> >> Is anyone out there still using them? I do have fond memories of >> fddi, about the only truly stable card on a grf if there was such a >> thing. >> >> Dave >> >> At 22:04 -0700 7/30/02, Mark Kent wrote: >> >>> How did people interconnect before may 1998, fddi? >> > >> >fddi, some remote with netedge boxes at either end of an atm link. >> >There were some 10baseT connections too, there was at least one >> >low end Catalyst switch dedicated to plain ethernet. >> > >> >Here is a big hint: >> > >> >http://www.nanog.org/2.95.NANOG.notes/mae-west.html >> > >> >-mark >> >>
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