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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

1085.0. "DEFZA V1.3 ??" by TKTVFS::IDO (Naoki Ido, CSC/TOKYO, EWB, DTN 680-2456) Thu Sep 09 1993 22:46

I have a connection problem on DEFZA to Timeplex Concentrator (SMT 6.2). I used
v 1.2 micro code for the DEFZA. The problem was that the physical connection was
incompleted, so green LED on both sides did not become steady state. If the 
DEFZA is pluged into DEFCN, it works OK.
I think I need new micro code that is using long timer rather than v1.2. There
were several inquiries for v1.3 code on this conference but please put it on 
public space if it realy exsists.

Thanks,
Naoki
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1085.1CSC32::B_GOODWINFri Sep 10 1993 13:076
Ido-san,

I don't think it exsists, I havn't been able to come up with it either. If it 
does, I too, wish someone would provide a pointer.

Brad
1085.2It was Timeplex problem.TKTVFS::IDONaoki Ido, CSC/TOKYO, EWB, DTN 680-2456Mon Sep 20 1993 06:0517
Hi all,

I had a on site to look into Timplex's problem. The original problem was that
physical connection was not completed between Timeplex Concentrator32 and our 
Alpha/OSF1 1.2a with a defza. So, Green LED in both sides  were blinking but 
not on stable. The cause was Timplex and M-ports didn't activate when A-B port 
didn't have any neighbors. 
An engineer from Timplex couldn't exactly explain why M-port couldn't 
activate but It might be something failure on hardware or software setting. 

After physical connection completed, I found another problem that OSF1 could
not initiate the defza interface to RUNNING when ifconfig was initiated.
This problem was seen only alpha connected into M-port on Timplex concentrator32
but DEFZA then detected the Duplicate address test failure.
I'll post this problem to another note for the later referece.

Naoki
1085.3DEFZA V1.3 Firmware ExistsUSHS05::LOTTThu Oct 07 1993 09:349
    Hi,
    
    DEFZA-AA firmware rel 1.3 does exist but I do not have any release
    notes for it. Our LOR software person obtained it. Send email to
    staysl::jimk for details.
    
    Thanks,
    Robert Lott
1085.4Is 1.3 released yet?DNEAST::BAKER_CHUCKHuman Input Required...Fri Oct 08 1993 07:297
    
    FYI:  Manufacturing is currently shipping DEFZA-AA with firmware rev 1.2.
    
    Is 1.3 released yet?
    
    Chuck Baker
    Senior Technician - ASO Manufacturing