Please correct me if i am wrong here, but isn't it required to connect RI
to RO to form the ring ? I always kept them connected together when using
the MAU in a lab environment. To test the ports i can only agree to
ElephantChild's method.
Greetings
Reinhold
On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, ElephantChild wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, John Chang wrote:
>
> > I have a IBM 8228 MAU. What is the easiest/fastest way to test each port
> > including the RI RO? What is the fastest way to test type 1 cables? I
> > have this thing that has the type connector on one end. It's about 3
> > inches long and has a red LED. What is it called and what is it for? I
> > looked in the archive and I want to IBM's website but couldn't find
> > anything helpful. Thanks.
>
> To test all ports except RI and RO, first connect a machine to port 1
> and have it insert into the ring, then connect another to each of ports
> 2-8 in turn, each time having it insert and checking that the machines
> see each other.
>
> To test RI and RO, you need 2 trunking cables. Connect the 2 MAUs
> together, then connect the 2nd machine to ports 1-8 of MAU 2 and repeat
> the insert-and-check test as above. Then, with 1 machine connected to
> each MAU, test RI by disconnecting first one end, then the other, then
> both, each time checking that the machines see each other. Reconnect RI
> and check RO the same way.
>
> Warning: If any test fails, it could be the MAU port, the machine, or
> the cable. Use known good cables and machines to the extent possible.
>
> --
> According to Joyce Melton, "respondability" is cromulent.
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