Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 14:31:28 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) To: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@tetard.glou.eu.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X25 Message-ID: <199608301831.OAA29827@etinc.com>
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>The problem with most >> existing X.25 networks is that they're using old, archaic equipment with slow >> processors and not enough memory. Of course the other issue is that X.25 >> seemed to be a bit too complicated to implement for most......as theres a >> LOT of really terrible code out there...... > > You bet. Also, the equipment was *way* overpriced (i.e.: to > discourage personal experimentation) as was documentation. Apart > from that I agree -- X25 is kind of like Token Ring: it does have > SOME uses <grin>. > > -- Phil The difference is that token ring is basically crap...not as good as the other alternatives. The mistake that was made with X.25 was that the wrong people decided that it was too slow, and they created something not nearly as good or advanced.....frame relay. The answer 5 years ago was to upgrade equipment, the passive increase in processing power alone was enough to solve the problems...the premise that dumping packets is better than flow control is simply wrong....and SVCs are a real nice way to bypass net problems and we would've had them in the beginning...and "the net" would look a lot less like the terrible ratsnest it is at this point. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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