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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

1896.0. "Strange FDDI Neighbor Address !" by VNABRW::WALDHERR () Tue Jan 17 1995 10:10

    
    
    Hi,
    
    
    on my DECHub900 i start to play around with some FDDI components.
    I had no problems connecting 2 DECBridge900 via FDDI together (backplane 
    or FDDI-Cables). But when i try to connect a DECBridge900 to an
    DECConcentrator900 it only works externaly with FDDI-Cables. It dosent work
    on the DECHub900 backplane !
    
    What i have done:	set port A&B to backplane on the bridge, concentr.
    			create one FDDI channel in the LAN_Interc. window
    			connect the br and con to the FDDI-Channel
    
    What i hav seen:	DECBr900, FDDI Summary window, Status, 
    				CF State = isolated 
    			port a+b are grey (not green)	
    			UNA and DNA are 00-00-f8-00-00-00 ????
    
    			DECCon900 shows the same information
    
    One of my customers sees this strange FDDI-Addresses too 
    (00-00-f8-00-00-00) but he has a running FDDI connection via Backpl. !
    
    
    FW-Rev.	DECCon900 2.8, DECBridge900 1.4, DECHub900 3.1
    		HUBWatch (vms) 3.1.3, HUBWatch (WIN) X3.1.5 
    
    Is this a known problem ?
    Any ideas...
    Best regards, Andreas
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1896.1NPSS::WADENetwork Systems SupportTue Jan 17 1995 13:4211
    The 00-00-f8-00-00-00 address means the UNA/DNA is unknown.  
    
    Your configuration consisting of a concentrator and bridge connected
    over the IMB should work (works for me).  Anything else that you can
    tell us ...                         
    

Bill Wade
Network Product Support
1896.2Just curious, what is the bridge Enet Address?NETCAD::BATTERSBYTue Jan 17 1995 15:026
    Andreas, can you tell us what the MAC address of the bridge is?
    It's the 08-00-2B-...... address that's on the outside of the
    DECbridge box, or can be determined by looking at the bridge
    console.
    
    Bob
1896.3Back online again !VNABRW::WALDHERRFri Jan 20 1995 06:1317
    
    Hi,
    
    sorry for my slow response time, i was at customer site the last 2 days.
    
    Bill, thanks for explaning the XX-F8-XX address. I play a lot with the 
    HUB,Bridge and Concentrator. Set all FDDI port to the front panel.
    clear and create a new FDDI ring (IMB). Switch off and back on the
    whole equipment. Use another Bridge, but it doesn't work. 
    Maybe my concentrator is broken, but i can't check it because we have
    only one in Austria. (I already requested one from logistics) !
    
    Bob, the MAC Addresses from my 2 DECBridges900 are 08-00-2b-a6-5b-00
    and 08-00-2b-a6-8d-e8 !
    
    
    Thanks Andreas