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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

4203.0. "MAU/no MAU for 1 TRN station on the DS900ET" by MARS03::THOMAS () Fri Feb 07 1997 05:14

	Can i connect the RJ45 connectors of the 2 TOKEN RING ports on a
DECswitch 900ET to 2 PC (PC1 and PC2) on OS/2 with a TOKEN RING interface,
like that:

------------------------------- Ethernet
		I
	DECswitch 900ET
	I	      I
	I	      I
	TRN	      TRN
	Board	      Board
	OS/2	      OS/2
	PC1	      PC2		

	or do i need 2 MAU to do that:

------------------------------- Ethernet
		I
	DECswitch 900ET
	I	      I
	I	      I
	MAU	      MAU
	I	      I
	I             I
	TRN	      TRN
	Board	      Board
	OS/2	      OS/2
	PC1	      PC2		

	Thank you for the answer.

	Regards,

	Bernard THOMAS
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4203.1A MAU is needed Y/N ?MARS03::THOMASWed Feb 26 1997 03:3121
    
    	I have connected an IBM PC with a TRN interface to one of the 2
    TRN ports of a DECswitch 900ET, without a MAU. The TRN doesn't work.
    The network is like this.
    
    ------------------- Ethernet
    	   I     Transparent Bridging
    	DS900ET
        T1   T2  Source Routing
    	T
    	PC
    
    	The DS900ET does only Bridging with SR<->TB (no routing).
    
    	So for me, it seems that a MAU is neeeded. Could you confirm me
    this idea?
    
    	Thank you for the answer.
    
    	Bernard