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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

3050.0. "Hub-assisted loads - more widely available?" by PTOJJD::DANZAK (Pittsburgher �) Sun Dec 10 1995 08:49

    Several of my customers will be upgrading hub/firmware/etc.  Some of
    the modules will include a 900TM repeater.  Unfortunately they MUST
    ASSIGN an IP address to these modules to upgrade the firmware.
    
    Is there any thought being given to allowing 'hub manager assisted
    loads' for the 900TM repeater series?  One site that I have  is a
    college with a distributed 900 scenario.  THey have some hubs which
    only have repeaters in them and no console access per se, nor did they
    address each repeater to conserve IP addresses etc.  So they must GO TO
    the console, assign a temp IP address, upgrade a module etc.  On the
    other hand the DEFBA upgrade is very easy.
    
    (Needless to say, the customer wants to know why they can't upgrade all
    900 hub modules like their DEFBAs etc., as easily)
    
    Any thoughts?
    j
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3050.1NETCAD::GALLAGHERMon Dec 11 1995 14:2011
Hi Jon,

Yes, we are thinking of fixing this problem.

I won't bore you with the technical details (partly because I don't know
all of the details), but I will say that the loader code is in boot block 
and the boot block on these repeaters can't be updated in the field.

Don't look for a solution soon.  No work is scheduled to fix the problem.

							-Shawn