[32968] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FDDI to FE?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jimmy Kyriannis)
Tue Dec 19 18:31:09 2000
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:27:17 -0500
From: Jimmy Kyriannis <jimmy.kyriannis@nyu.edu>
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To: "Reid B. Fishler" <redhead@freebsd.redbird.com>
Cc: isp-tech@isp-tech.com, nanog@merit.edu
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At 4:33 PM -0500 12/19/00, Reid B. Fishler wrote:
>Howdy all. We are about to install a new VXR, however it came to our
>attention that FDDI is not
>compatable with it at all. Unfortunately, we need to connect FDDI to
>this router. Has anyone
>seen a cheap switch or converter that has both FDDI and Fast
>Ethernet on it? I know I can
>do a 4700, but thats large, expensive and clunky...Any ideas?
>
>Reid Fishler
>Lightning.net
Yeah, that's a real disappointment with the VXR. The best you'll be
able to do with Cisco is the Catalyst 2820, which lists for about
$8,600. Coincidentally, I've got one on order now - in lieu of
buying a pricier (and somewhat wasteful of a chassis) Cat4k or Cat5k,
I opted for using the backplane on the switch to interconnect FE and
FDDI uplink boards.
The basic part numbers you'll need are: WS-C2828-EN, WS-X2818, and
WS-X2842, along with any maintenance you might wish to purchase along
with it.
Some product info is available on
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/ca2820.htm
Jimmy
