SCSI as a network interface

[Daniel Ridge]

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Bill Fredrickson wrote:

> Perhaps I should have been a little more specific about my intentions.
> I'm looking for a fast, easy way to network a cluster [Beowulf style] of
> PC's each of which already  have SCSI controlers in them.

> I was hoping to avoid the adtional
> cost of NIC cards, switches, etc.

Three observations:

	You can't really broadcast on the SCSI bus.
	for normal ultra/wide SCSI, the max spec cable length is 1.5m.
	nice SCSI _cables_ can cost more per port than NICs. 

Cheers,
	DSKR

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