TITLE
    AppleTalk and TCP/IP Half-Router
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		10045
4/13/92
4/13/92
TOPIC




    I'm in search of AppleTalk and TCP/IP half-routers for use with synchronous
    or asynchronous modems and 10BaseT or ThinNet. Many of the solutions I've
    come up with (IBM, Netware, Proteon) are PC-based. I'd like either a
    stand-alone or Macintosh solution. Each router would need only two ports:
    a sync/async port, and an Ethernet port. The maximum speed needed for the
    sync/async port would be 19.2 kbps.

DISCUSSION


    Unfortunately, there are no low-end AppleTalk and TCP/IP routers which
    support serial-based connections. The only two routers that even come
    close to filling the requirements are the SyncRouter by Engage
    Communications, and the CommTalk by APT. Neither of these supports native
    TCP/IP routing. The only solution to the low-end multi-protocol router is
    the cisco IGS.

    The SyncRouter supports speeds up to 500KB on its serial interface and
    provides a single LocalTalk port for connection to the local network.

    Engage also has a new Ethernet based router that supports T1 speeds and
    allows up to four serial connections.

    The CommTalk router is available in several configurations, both as a local
    and remote router. It's configurable for up to six local network
    attachments, either Ethernet or LocalTalk, and one high-speed serial port
    for wide-area communications. The CommTalk supports speeds up to 1.544MB
    (T1) on the high-speed serial port.

    On AppleLink, you can find contact information for the various vendors by
    clicking the Library Index button to view the folder structure in the Tech
    Info Library. An alphabetic listing of vendors is in the Third Party
    Company Directory folder.




Document Information
Product Area: Communications-Networking
Category: LocalTalk-EtherTalk-Token Ring
Sub Category: General Topics

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