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From: martin@hq.af.mil (Gregory.J.Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SynOptics compatability
Message-ID: <3205@hq.af.mil>
Date: 12 Sep 90 20:40:07 GMT
References: <9009112007.AA08799@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: martin@hq.af.mil (Gregory.J.Martin)
Organization: Air Force HQ, The Pentagon
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In article <9009112007.AA08799@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> 702WFG@SCRVMSYS.BITNET (bill gunshannon) writes:
>I have a question for any SynOptics users out there.
>I currently have a building wired using SynOptics 1000's and UTP.
>  Does anyone know if the Fiber connections on a SynOptics
>1000 (a 201-ST board) are compatable with the newer 3000 series
>concentrators??  If not, I can still get around it, but the configuration
>will change considerably.
>
>Can anyone shed any light on this subject?  Is SynOptics on the net anywhere?
>
>                                          bill gunshannon
>                                       702WFG@SCRVMSYS.BITNET

The fiber connections on both these products are identical.  I went to a
design class run by SynOptics (okay, it was a glorified sales pitch!) and we
combined both product line together all the time.  I'll be their engineers
will say the same thing.  Just make sure you get the right type of fiber
connectors for the concentrator on that end of the "wire" and all should run
fine.  We love our SynOptics, especially their Network Management Control
Console.  It saves us a lot of debug time!!  If you have any questions e-mail
me at martin@hq.af.mil.

...Greg Martin (No, The Air Force won't allow me to speak their mind!!)