| 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 |
Questions about FDDIcontrollers for DEC3000-300X and DEC2100 4/275
Configuration : DEC 3000-300X with OSF/1 V3.0
Which DEFTA FDDI controller I have to use (DEFTA-FA/AA/DA)?
Is dual attachment (DEFTA-DA) supported on DEC 3000-300 ?
What are the Fibre Optic cables that I have to use to connect these
controllers to a DECconcentrator 900MX (DEF6M-MA) with MIC connector
(BN24x-xx) ?
Configuration : DEC2100 4/275 with OSF/1 V3.0
Is it better to use the EISA or PCI FDDIcontroller ?
What are the Fibre Optic cables that I have to use to connect these
controllers to a DECconcentrator 900MX (DEF6M-MA) with MIC connector
(BN24x-xx) ?
Thanks for your support.
Yves Maigret.
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| 1595.1 | NETRIX::thomas | The Code Warrior | Wed Feb 22 1995 09:00 | 16 | |
Do you have to use MIC connectors on the concentrator? UTP is much much cheaper. Why use the dual attachment? Do you have two rings? Use the BN24D-xx to go from the ST connector DEFTA-FA to NIC. For OSF/1 V3.0, the DEFEA (EISA) is the only choice since the DEFPA support is only in V3.2 or later. But if you could use the DEFPA then you should. That's requires a cable which Digital doesn't sell but you can use a BN34A-xx and a BN23D-xx with ST barrel connectors to make a cable. But in reality, buying the UTP versions of the boards and UTP ports for 900MX is cheaper than buying the MMF versions of the boards. And UTP cables are much much easier to get/make than fiber. | |||||
| 1595.2 | Need your help !!!!!!???? | ANNECY::MAIGRET_Y | Thu Feb 23 1995 04:14 | 26 | |
Yes, I am using two rings.
I got some information from my customer, and your help will be really
appreciated.
My customer don't want to heard about UTP, only STP or Fibre Optic.
Can I use STP cable with the DECconcentrator DEFUX-AA, and the PEswitch
TX ?
My customer absolutely wants that all the stations (DEC 200 4/166) and
servers DEC 2100 4/275 have a dual FDDI attachment, it is for High
availability reasons.
I know, that for the servers I can use the DEFPA-DA, or the DEFEA-DA
FDDIcontroller, but for the station DEC 200 4/166 can I use the
DEFPA-DA ? Perhaps I will have to run OSF/1 V3.2, is it true ?
I have the same question, if I use DEC3000-300X station, can I use the
DEFTA-DA ?
Thanks for help
Yves Maigret
Project Manager.
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| 1595.3 | DEFXU-AA support 100 ohm STP | NETCAD::MELARAGNI | Thu Feb 23 1995 12:31 | 6 | |
The DEFXU-AA (modPMD UTP interface card) does support 100 ohm STP. I
don't have a DECconnect catalog in front of me, so i can't give you any
cable part numbers.
Hope this helps,
bill
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