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: > > > > 12/11/2002 6:42pm 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]
