Farallon Ships Enhanced Firmware for Netopia

Increases Customer Savings and Productivity

ALAMEDA, Calif., April 1, 1996 -- Farallon Computing, Inc., today announced
the release of Netopia Firmware 1.1, which includes an enhanced version of
Multilink PPP for its Netopia Internet workgroup router to reduce user
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) costs. The new firmware is a
free upgrade to Netopia Internet Router customers and can be downloaded
from Farallon's web site at www.farallon.com or its tftp site at
tftp.farallon.com. It incorporates enhanced ISDN and system logging,
increased certification with other large-scale routers, and a more
feature-rich configuration interface.

"Our engineering team is continually looking at ways to improve the
customer's experience with Internet access and we are proud to be
providing the most easy-to-use and cost-effective solution on the market,"
said Michael Trupiano, vice president of research and development for
Netopia systems.

Netopia is a unique family of ISDN Internet products and services that
eliminate Internet access hassles and reduce costs. The Netopia Internet
Solution encompasses: 1) a line of Netopia Internet access routers and
ISDN modems, 2) Internet software, and 3) Internet support services to
provide one-stop shopping and assist individuals, workgroups, businesses
and schools who would like high-speed Internet access but are intimidated
by the complexities involved. Netopia is currently available in the United
States and Canada. Special versions of Netopia developed for specific
international markets will be available later this year.

Increased User Benefits

Based on customer feedback, Farallon improved the way dynamic Multilink PPP
works in order to minimize a customer's ISDN line charges and make the
architecture ready for the emerging BACP (Bandwidth Allocation Control
Protocol) standard. The new feature allows a Netopia user to have
"bandwidth on demand." For example, Netopia will automatically determine
the bandwidth need for a user's particular Internet session and will
dynamically transition between the use of one and two B channels. This
allows a user to reduce ISDN line charges by not paying for two B channels
when only one may be necessary at a particular moment.

Farallon also enhanced the configuration interface to give the user and the
Internet service provider (ISP) more information about system usage in the
statistics and event history areas. With this enhanced ISDN, PPP and
system logging, the time required to fine tune your ISDN connection is
reduced and customer satisfaction is increased. The configuration
interface will now provide more information on authentication,
compression, and Multilink PPP on a per session numbers. When there is an
error, Netopia will provide the user or ISP with a reason code so that the
problem is identified immediately and can be resolved shortly thereafter.

While the Netopia Internet Router is the ideal solution for workgroups,
small to medium-sized businesses, and schools, Netopia typically dials
into and communicates with large scale routers traditionally found at ISP
sites. Therefore, with Netopia Firmware 1.1 and future releases, Farallon
is continually adding to its list the number of large scale routers with
which it is certified. Currently, Netopia is certified with all the major
large-scale routers, but Farallon is continuing its testing to increase
the interoperability with some of the less popular routers that customers
may be contacting at ISP sites.

Netopia Highlights

The Netopia Internet routers connect local area networks to the Internet
via ISDN, providing shared, easy-to-use, high-performance and
cost-effective Internet connectivity.

"With Netopia, small businesses do not have to compromise. Netopia offers
the most comprehensive solution in this price range for mixed-platform
environments consisting of Windows, Novell, Macintosh and Unix networks,"
said Anil Uberoi, director of Netopia product marketing.

Farallon delivers the fastest and most cost-effective Internet access
solution for workgroups and businesses by offering: Netopia with a
built-in 128Kbps ISDN "U" interface, free Internet software, and three
months of free Internet service at U.S. estimated street prices ranging
from $995-$1399. Netopia Internet solution highlights include:

- Plug and play Internet routers with broadest LAN capabilities,
  including standard 10Base-T EtherWave and TCP/IP support
- Built-in ISDN NT-1 U interface
- Best optimization of ISDN with Multilink PPP (128K), up to 4:1
- Stacker LZS compression (512K), and flexible connection profiles
- Automated TCP/IP set up and administration with DHCP
  "Quick start" configuration utility
- Most versatile remote management with full SNMP support
- Extensive security including pre-defined IP firewall filters,
  callback, PAP and CHAP
- Bundled Internet Starter Kit of leading web browsers and IP stacks
- PC Card (PCMCIA) slot for remote analog dial-in support and
  configuration
- Optional Up & Running, Guaranteed! support program with Timbuktu
  Pro (two nodes)

Netopia Internet Services

Farallon's first-of-its-kind Internet support program, Up & Running,
Guaranteed!, is offered as an option to all Netopia workgroup solution
customers at a price of $499 and to all Netopia single-user modem
customers for $99.

Through the program, organizations will be guaranteed end-to-end Internet
connection services, from ordering the ISDN line, to connecting to an
Internet service provider and configuring the Netopia router. Included in
this option is a PC Card analog modem to allow Farallon to remotely
configure and support the Netopia routers.

Another unique feature of the program is the inclusion of a two-node
license of Farallon's popular Timbuktu Pro for Networks, the first
integrated networked remote control and remote node solution. The program
eliminates the hassles of coordinating and configuring equipment, ISDN
phone lines and Internet service -- Farallon handles it all.

Farallon

Founded in 1986, Farallon Computing, Inc. is an industry-leading developer
of networking products that enable Internet and Intranet users to increase
their productivity. With over 30 percent of the schools in the United
States networked with Farallon's products, the company is again taking a
leadership position by contributing its knowledge and expertise of the
Internet to students and teachers.

For more information on Farallon's new Internet access routers or the
company's broad line of hardware and software networking products, contact
your nearest Farallon reseller or Farallon Customer Service at telephone
(510) 814-5000, fax (510) 814-5023 or Internet info@farallon.com. A list
of Farallon distributors worldwide is available on the company's Internet
World Wide Web server at http://www.farallon.com or from Farallon Customer
Service. Farallon is headquartered in Alameda, Calif. and has European
offices in Paris and London.

FOR GENERAL AND PRODUCT INFORMATION, CONTACT:

 CUSTOMER SERVICE
 Farallon Computing
 (510) 814-5000
 info@farallon.com

FOR PRESS INFORMATION ONLY, CONTACT:

 AMAL ABED
 Farallon Computing
 (510) 814-5307
 amal@farallon.com

 KRISTIN KNUDSEN
 Thomas Associates
 (415) 325-6236
 kristin@thomaspr.com
 
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