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- From: alexis@panix.com (Alexis Rosen)
- Subject: Re: Problems with Fast SCSI-II on Sun Sparc 10 (long)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.100038.27178@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:00:38 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.081624.764@EE.Stanford.EDU> <MRD.92Nov13160506@morsel.stdavids.picker.com> <1992Nov15.121008.12717@pt.com>
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- I remember some discussion of FPT when IBM first introduced it. I seem to
- recall that there was mention of some potential problems with FPT too.
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- However... Assuming FPT is the solution we seek, where do we go about
- terminating a Sparcstation 2? Obviously, the external end of the chain, but
- what about inside the box? I have yet to get a straight answer as to where
- (if anywhere) the internal part of the SCSI bus is terminated (I suspect that
- it isn't but have no real basis on which to judge).
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- Presumably this will mostly be an issue with fast SCSI-2 cards, in which case
- we'd terminate on the card first? Or would the card come preterminated on
- its end of the chain?
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- How much would an FPT terminator cost?
-
- Oh, while we're at it... I've got a long chain of SCSI devices working on a
- Mac and I have no doubt it will fail miserably on the Sun when we try to move
- it. This is all SCSI-1 stuff. Does FPT apply to SCSI-1 (I thought it did)?
- does it also help cope with dicey cabling setups, as it does with SCSI-2?
-
- Thanks...
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- Alexis Rosen Owner/Sysadmin,
- PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC.
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