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In article <92281.150913DART@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>, DART@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (415) writes:
|>I need some advice on dual homing.  I want to use DH, Dual Homing,
|>to satisfy a conflict; our users want redundant access to some
|>servers on the FDDI and, even though the servers have DAS cards,
|>I don't want them on my main ring.  What I was planing on doing
|>as a fix was cross couple the stations across two concentrators,
|>which I understand is called dual homing.   This is a picture of
|>what I want to do.  Can I just plug these guys in and expect them
|>to work this way?
|>...
|>Thanks,
|>Marty Dart.
|>
|>My opinions are mine and mine alone.

What you described is fine, and that certainly is a good solution for the
requirements you've been given.

Will it work?  It should, but to be sure you might confirm it with the
supplier of the DAS cards (the ones in your server) to make sure their
SMT firmware supports dual homing.  The concentrators won't be an issue;
they just see a connection and don't know or care whether it's a dual
homing setup below them.

	paul