Re: [nsp] Using Cisco routers for layer 2

From: Scott A. Keoseyan (falcon@labyrinth.org)
Date: Tue Dec 30 1997 - 13:52:23 EST


Umm, if his name is Stan Hanks, then I think he is... at least his name is
on the top of RFC-1701 Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).

On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Terry Martin wrote:

> This guy claims to be the designer of the GRE FYI
>
>
>
> At 10:20 AM 12/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
> >> More specifically, the protocol is frame-relay, but the pvc endpoints
> >> would be in different chassis. Eric K. says it's possible to do this with
> >> GRE tunnels. Probably what I was looking for.
> >
> >That's exactly what I *designed* GRE to do. It was developed to allow
> >implementation of MFS Datanet in a pre-ATM world, just for the record.
> >
> >Stan
> >--
> >Stanley P. Hanks
> >Vice President, Engineering / First Point Communications (an Enron company)
> >210 SW Morrison St., Suite 400 / Portland OR 97204
> >vox (503) 464-8480 / fax (503) 464-2042 / email stan_hanks@pgn.com
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Terry Martin
> Senior Tech Support Specialist
> ADC Kentrox
>
> E-Mail: terry_martin@kentrox.com
> Phone 1-800-733-5511 option 3
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