If you have a DAS (dual attach station) connection, with two ports, A and
B, then you can just make yourself a FDDI ring by connecting the A port on
one to the B port on the other. You just keep doing this until you connect
the last A port to the B port on the first device. You'll need whatever
cable is appropriate for the connectors on the Linkswitch. Get ready.
FDDI cables are a bit expensive.
There are other possible configurations as well. You may require a FDDI
concentrator, basically a hub, to connect these devices if they are
single attach (SAS) devices.
-- Ron Parker Network Communications Specialist Brazosport College
On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Stephen M. Milton wrote:
> I recently picked up a bunch of 3Com Linkswitch 1200 switched ethernet hubs, > and I need to daisy chain them together. They have a FDDI port, and an optical > bypass port on the back. I am hoping to find a way to chain them together > using one of those two ports, as opposed to reversed cables thru the front > switched ports. > > Anyone know what type of cable I can get to use the optical bypass, or what I > would have to do to daisy chain through the FDDI port? > > TIA > > Stephen M. Milton > Vice President Operations > ISOMEDIA.COM Premium Internet Provider > (425) 869-5411 Voice - (425) 869-9437 Fax >