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Cabletron has tested its software with current virus checking technologies. However, because no 
anti-virus system is 100% reliable, we strongly caution you to write protect and then verify that the 
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Copyright © 1998 by Cabletron Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Order Number: 9032412-E2 April 1998
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, 
MiniMMAC
, 
FNB
, 
Multi Media Access Center
, and 
DNI
 are registered trademarks, 
and 
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, 
IRM
, 
IRM2
, 
IRM3
, 
IRBM
, 
ESXMIM
, 
ETSMIM
, 
EMME
, 
EMM-E6
, 
ETWMIM
, 
FDMMIM
, 
FDCMIM
, 
MicroMMAC
, 
MRXI
, 
MRXI-24
, 
NB20E
, 
NB25E
, 
NB30
, 
NB35E
, 
NBR
, 
SEHI
, 
STHI
, 
TRBMIM
, 
TRMM
, 
TRMM-2
, 
TRMM-4
, 
TRMMIM
, 
TRXI
, 
Media 
Interface Module
, 
MIM
, and 
Flexible Network Bus
 are trademarks of Cabletron Systems, Inc.
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