FDDI concentrator ? [7:59023]
12/11/20026:42pm Wednesday Professionals, I never (thankfully) had to work with FDDI --- however --- I was able to land two 4500's & two Nortel ASN's real cheap for my home lab. All 4 routers have dual ethernet, quad serial, & MMF FDDI modules. I also have a MMF FDDI NIC card for my NT server I would like to use FDDI for the backbone but am not sure what the missing piece is. Am I looking for a 3Com linkbuilder ? Or a FDDI blade for my 5505 Catalyst ? What generates the rings ? Someone please make a suggestion. Thanks, Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59023&t=59023 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: FDDI concentrator ? [7:59023]
nettable_walker wrote: > > 12/11/20026:42pm Wednesday > > Professionals, I never (thankfully) had to work with FDDI --- > however --- > I was able to land two 4500's & two Nortel ASN's real cheap for > my home lab. > All 4 routers have dual ethernet, quad serial, & MMF FDDI > modules. > I also have a MMF FDDI NIC card for my NT server > I would like to use FDDI for the backbone but am not sure what > the missing > piece is. > Am I looking for a 3Com linkbuilder ? Or a FDDI blade for my > 5505 Catalyst > ? What generates the rings ? Cables generate the ring! :-) FDDI uses a dual ring actually. A dual-attached station on the ring has two ports - an A port, where the primary ring comes in and the secondary ring goes out, and a B port where the secondary ring comes in, and the primary goes out. You could also use a concentrator if your routers are meant to be single-attached stations. In this case, they would have an S (slave) port. There's a good FDDI tutorial here: http://www.iol.unh.edu/training/fddi/htmls/ It would at least give you some background to help you figure out the easiest/cheapest topology and equipment. ___ Priscilla Oppenheimer www.troubleshootingnetworks.com www.priscilla.com > > Someone please make a suggestion. > > Thanks, > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59027&t=59023 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FDDI concentrator ? [7:59023]
Thank you. What I really need is a recomendation for hardware. A linkbuilder ? or something else ? I am guessing that is the only piece of euipment I still need (other than MMF cable) Thanks again, ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > nettable_walker wrote: > > > > 12/11/20026:42pm Wednesday > > > > Professionals, I never (thankfully) had to work with FDDI --- > > however --- > > I was able to land two 4500's & two Nortel ASN's real cheap for > > my home lab. > > All 4 routers have dual ethernet, quad serial, & MMF FDDI > > modules. > > I also have a MMF FDDI NIC card for my NT server > > I would like to use FDDI for the backbone but am not sure what > > the missing > > piece is. > > Am I looking for a 3Com linkbuilder ? Or a FDDI blade for my > > 5505 Catalyst > > ? What generates the rings ? > > Cables generate the ring! :-) FDDI uses a dual ring actually. A > dual-attached station on the ring has two ports - an A port, where the > primary ring comes in and the secondary ring goes out, and a B port where > the secondary ring comes in, and the primary goes out. > > You could also use a concentrator if your routers are meant to be > single-attached stations. In this case, they would have an S (slave) port. > > There's a good FDDI tutorial here: > > http://www.iol.unh.edu/training/fddi/htmls/ > > It would at least give you some background to help you figure out the > easiest/cheapest topology and equipment. > > ___ > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > www.priscilla.com > > > > > > Someone please make a suggestion. > > > > Thanks, Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59030&t=59023 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FDDI concentrator ? [7:59023]
I have a few 3com fddi cards for servers/pcs if you are interested - most of them are new in the box - let me know if you are interested. ""nettable_walker"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > 12/11/20026:42pm Wednesday > > Professionals, I never (thankfully) had to work with FDDI --- however --- > I was able to land two 4500's & two Nortel ASN's real cheap for my home lab. > All 4 routers have dual ethernet, quad serial, & MMF FDDI modules. > I also have a MMF FDDI NIC card for my NT server > I would like to use FDDI for the backbone but am not sure what the missing > piece is. > Am I looking for a 3Com linkbuilder ? Or a FDDI blade for my 5505 Catalyst > ? What generates the rings ? > > Someone please make a suggestion. > > Thanks, Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59114&t=59023 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FDDI concentrator ? [7:59023]
nettable_walker wrote: > > Thank you. > What I really need is a recomendation for hardware. > A linkbuilder ? or something else ? > I am guessing that is the only piece of euipment I still need > (other than > MMF cable) You can do it with no hardware and just cables. FDDI can be built as an actual ring. Priscilla > > Thanks again, > > > ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in > message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > nettable_walker wrote: > > > > > > 12/11/20026:42pm Wednesday > > > > > > Professionals, I never (thankfully) had to work with FDDI > --- > > > however --- > > > I was able to land two 4500's & two Nortel ASN's real cheap > for > > > my home lab. > > > All 4 routers have dual ethernet, quad serial, & MMF FDDI > > > modules. > > > I also have a MMF FDDI NIC card for my NT server > > > I would like to use FDDI for the backbone but am not sure > what > > > the missing > > > piece is. > > > Am I looking for a 3Com linkbuilder ? Or a FDDI blade for > my > > > 5505 Catalyst > > > ? What generates the rings ? > > > > Cables generate the ring! :-) FDDI uses a dual ring actually. > A > > dual-attached station on the ring has two ports - an A port, > where the > > primary ring comes in and the secondary ring goes out, and a > B port where > > the secondary ring comes in, and the primary goes out. > > > > You could also use a concentrator if your routers are meant > to be > > single-attached stations. In this case, they would have an S > (slave) port. > > > > There's a good FDDI tutorial here: > > > > http://www.iol.unh.edu/training/fddi/htmls/ > > > > It would at least give you some background to help you figure > out the > > easiest/cheapest topology and equipment. > > > > ___ > > > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > > www.priscilla.com > > > > > > > > > > Someone please make a suggestion. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59190&t=59023 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
