Cell Relay Archive

[Rich Mavrogeanes <rmavro@snet.net>]

Mike Granger wrote:
> 
> Recently, I had decided that we would go with the Madge PCI/155 adapter
> as the standard ATM NIC for our high-end servers running NT, Netware,
> and OS/2.  We had tested it, and it seems to work very well, and the
> installation was easy enough.  So, three weeks ago I order three more of
> these adapters, and am originally told it will be a couple of weeks
> before they arrive; they are made in Israel, and there's a bit of a
> backlog. Anyway, the story has now changed; there is a several week
> delay on al Madge adapters due to 'production problems'.  My vendor was
> not able to elaborate on what that really means, but to my vendor's
> credit, they went all out in contacting other vendors and whatnot to try
> to find some of them for me, but they were not successful.
> 
>         So, my dilemna is whether I should re-evaluate my decision to go with
> Madge.  One reason I chose them was their reputation, along with the
> fact that only Madge and Adaptec are the two Microsoft-supported ATM
> vendors, but I'll be danged if I'm going to continue to use a adapter if
> it always takes several weeks to get the product.  Can anyone out there
> give me any info. either way to sway my decision?  I'd appreciate
> hearing from anyone who uses either the Madge or Adaptec adapters.
> Please, no sales pitches from or for other vendors, I only want to hear
> from end-users of Madge or Adaptec.  Please email me directly, thanks.
> 
> --
> 
> Michael Granger
> University of Colorado
> University Management Systems, Network Services
> (303)492-9966
> email: mike.granger@cusys.edu