Thanks to Guy Loucks & Dave Osborne who both replied that the second port is
just used for redundancy in the event of a hardware problem.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: John Losey [mailto:JOHLOS_at_HBSI.COM]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 3:58 PM
To: Tru64 UNIX Managers Group (E-mail)
Subject: Dual port DEFPA-DA/DEFPA-DB FDDI Card
We've got a series of servers connected into a hub. 2 of those servers have
a DEFPA-DA (or DEFPA-DB, the manuals describe the DA & the DB the same) card
which has 2 ports for the FDDI cable. Can those second ports be connected
together and configured as an independent network from the network used by
the first ports?
The DEFPA-DA and DEFPA-DB are both described in the manual as:
"The fiber-optic DAS controller consists of one card that plugs into a
single bus master PCI I/O bus slot. Two duplex SC connectors, port B and
port A, interface with the FDDI fiber-optic cable.
The Controller contains onboard diagnostics that execute when power is
applied. The two LEDs, B and A, on the controller's mounting bracket,
indicate the operating status of the card and its PHY ports."
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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John F. Losey Jr.
UNIX Systems Administrator
HBS International, Inc.
johlos_at_hbsi.com
(800) 290-8982 ext. 614
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Received on Fri Oct 01 1999 - 16:55:31 NZST