VAXStation 2000 (Was: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?)

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Wed May 22 13:21:36 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod Young [mailto:rodyoung_at_shaw.ca]

> Thought I read somewhere, that a VS/MV2000 will not complete the POST
> without happy ethernet termination. Could be wrong, but best
> bet is to
> resolve the cable issue first, so I can see what's going on...

You may have read that, but it's incorrect ;) It will complete the
tests, and then complain because the network test failed, for obvious
reasons. It may also complain about your console not being "known"
to it (IE not either the built in graphics, or a VT-whatever plugged
in as it would be on a MicroVAX), but again, this is non-fatal. The
console problem doesn't even stop it from auto-booting.

You can still use the system, but it won't autoboot after that -- you'll
need to type 'boot' at the console.

> I might have odd thichwire cables, but then I have 3 of them
> ! hummmmm!

Um -- you do know that AUI ports really aren't designed to talk
directly to one another, right? You need an AUI multiplexer or
a transceiver on each port. (You can make a crossover cable, but
that's a different story and doesn't always work well -- so I
hear.)

The transceivers will have (male) plugs with the small metal knobs
on them, and the port will have (female) plugs with the clips that
hook into those knobs. The AUI cables usually (AFAIK) have one
of each end. At any rate, it's ok to ignore, better if you terminate
it eventually, or better yet if you just plug it into a working
network ;)

Chris

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