[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

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

4420.0. "Multistack, how to manage it with a DECbridge 90" by ROM01::GALLANA (Francesco Gallana) Fri May 16 1997 06:53

    Hello,
    
    I'm trying to manage a stackable hub configured with one DECbridge 90FL
    and 3 DECrepeater 90T+...
    I have in a second building (same LAN) a DECagent 90.
    
    What I did first was to position the rotary switch of my bridge to
    "bridge" (all management cable connected, Ethernet connected...) and to 
    add the Bridge MAC address in the community table of my DECagent 90
    
    After this I was able to see the bridge but none of the Repeaters !!!
    
    I tried then to position the rotary switch of my bridge to "agent" and
    then I was able to see even the repeaters...
    
    Since this is a undocumented feature, can somebody tell me if this is
    the right way to manage a stackable hub configured as the one described
    above?
    
    Thanks
    
    Francesco
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name		DateLines
4420.1same stackCLPR01::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceFri May 16 1997 08:026
 hi,

 From Installation and configuration Guide
"The DECAgent90 must be installed in the same stack to manage repeaters"

JYP
4420.2my question is...ROM01::GALLANAFrancesco GallanaFri May 16 1997 11:4617
    Jean-Yves,
    
    you are right but the phrase does explain just one of the way to manage
    the multistack... in fact you can use even a DECrepeater 90FS or 90TS
    to manage it...
    
    My question is:
    
    does somebody successfully tried (as I did) to use a DECbridge90 to
    manage the repeaters in a Multistack (the same functionality is active
    when you use a dECbridge in a DEchub90)
    May I assume that, even if not written anywhere (unsupported?), this
    configuration can run without any interference with the network
    activity? 
    
    Regards
    Francesco
4420.3Please somebody to answer meROM01::GALLANAFrancesco GallanaMon May 26 1997 09:2912
    Hello everybody,
    
    is this question too difficult to answer to?
    
    or is it too strange?
    
    Please tell me if this configuration is supported or not
    
    Regards
    
    Francesco