re; Is dual homing easy?

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From: Ron Perloff
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 15:34

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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?

It should would, but you should check with the equipment vendors
to see that they support it and have tested it. I believe all
Dual Attachment Stations and Concentrators from the >40 companies
that use our SMT software will support Dual Homing.

Ron

Ronald S. Perloff     rasp@xlnt.com
XLNT Designs, Inc.  (XDI)
15050 Avenue of Science
Suite 106
San Diego, CA  92128
619 487 9320   -   FAX: 619 487 9768

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