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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

3118.0. "Lanplex FCM with 900MX" by ISTWI1::YUNER () Thu Jan 04 1996 06:00


One of our customers has a 3COM LANPLEX 5012. They have an FCM (a 4 port FDDI concentra
concentrator) on it. They want to purchase one of our concentrators (namely 
900MX) and want to create an FDDI ring of trees. All the ports on the FCm are M type 
ports. So, how can I create a ring ? As far as I know we can connect one M 
port to our B/S port. But they want to attach another M port to the A port. 
The reason is they want a redundant link. I think this is not possible. So, we
have thought about dual homing. Is it possible ? If yes, how can we do it ?

I am looking forward for a very urgent reply.


Thanks

Resan YUNER

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3118.1 NETCAD::DOODY Michael Doody Fri Jan 05 1996 10:13 7

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3118.1		NETCAD::DOODY	Michael Doody	`Fri Jan 05 1996 10:13`	7
	If you have only M ports to connect to, you cannot form a ring. You can dual home the concentrator by connecting both its A and B ports to M ports on the LANPLEX but it only makes sense from a redundancy standpoint if they were connected to different module/linecards/whatever-a-lanplex-has. -Mike

    If you have only M ports to connect to, you cannot form a ring. You can
    dual home the concentrator by connecting both its A and B ports to M
    ports on the  LANPLEX but it only makes sense from a redundancy
    standpoint if they were connected to different
    module/linecards/whatever-a-lanplex-has.
    
    -Mike