[HECnet] DECnet et al

[Bob Armstrong]

Paul Koning wrote:

It is legal to have multiple areas on a single Ethernet; 
the routing spec covers that case explicitly.   If that is done,
end nodes will communicate directly to a destination on the
Ethernet even if off-area ...

  Given that Johnny's bridge program effectively creates a big Ethernet,
does that imply that HECnet end nodes in different areas can communicate
without an area router?

Bob