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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1165.0. "DEWGB and 90fl confusion" by CSC32::PITT () Mon Jun 27 1994 15:01

    
    
        Customer submitted the following problem. Has anyone else seen
    this?
        Thanks in advance.
    
    
    
    
    
        This morning, I used DECndu to upgrade the firmware on our
    DECbridge 90
        (DEWGB)  to V3.1.  Now, when I invoke HUBwatch, the bridge shows up
    as
        a 90FL.  The file used to upgrade the bridge was:
    
                /usr/kits/WGB310/dewgb310.sys

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1165.1	Resolved with new WGB hardware	NPSS::JOHNSON	Mike J., Network Products Support	`Mon Jun 27 1994 16:01`	20
	The problem you described was discovered during DVT, and was at first assumed to be a manufacturing goof. The ID of the DB90 / DB90FL is contained within a ROM and it was assumed that manufacturing used the wrong ROM. Actually, they were using the part they were supposed to - but it contains a bug. There are at least three (and maybe more) ways to "who are you" the DB90. One of these methods, which previously had never been tried, or at least not extensively, is via Left Hitchcock. It appears that the location the LH handler looks at contains a "FL" identifier for both the DB90 and th DB90FL. The fix for this is a new ROM which will be (has been???) introduced with a new hardware revision of the DEWGB. The new ROM is backward compatible and COULD be used to upgrade DEWGB's if they currently have V2.* base ROMs. The new ROM can NOT be used to replace a V1.* base ROM. However, at this time I am unaware of any plans to upgrade any existing units or to make the ROM available for Field Upgrades. Mike J Firmware Support Manager Network Products Support
1165.2		NACAD::SLAWRENCE		`Tue Jun 28 1994 11:13`	4
	There is no functional difference between the two for management purposes; you just get the wrong name/picture.