Summary - Migrating Servers from Ethernet to FDDI

From: <mclaughl_at_nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 97 16:24:41 -0500

Gurus,

 Once again the list comes through!! We migrating all the DEC
 machines to fddi over the weekend.

 Many thanks to:

 Christophe Colle <colle_at_krtkg1.rug.ac.be>
 Dave Golden <golden_at_falcon.invincible.com>
 Kent R Arnott <karnott_at_falcon.tamucc.edu>
 Carlos A M dos Santos <casantos_at_cpmet.ufpel.tche.br>
 Andreas Bungert <Andreas.Bungert_at_e-technik.uni-kl.de>
 Kai Grunau <kgrunau_at_ifm.uni-kiel.de>

Original Post:

> We recently purchased fddi cards for all of our Alphas. This weekend
> we're planning on moving from the current ethernet connections to
> fddi. I came up with a "to do" list for the transition and would
> like for you gurus to tke a look at it to ensure I didn't miss anything.

 Here's Dave Golden's response, it's a good summary of the rest:


>>Here's what I can think of for "gotchas":
>>
>>* rebuild your kernel to include the fddi driver (check the system
>> admin manual under "adding hardware" if you've never done this)

>>* check your default route

>>* set the mtu to 1500 unless you know your fddi->enet router can
>> do the fragmentation properly

>>* if you're using networker save/restore, you'll need to go through
>> some gyrations due to the change in IP address

Steve McLaughlin
Received on Mon Jan 20 1997 - 22:37:50 NZDT

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