A thousand pardons John, but I believe the 8 port MDP only works on an *HP9000*, it is not supported on a HP3000.

Paul Courry


On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 14:52:54 -0500, John Zoltak wrote:

>Tom,
>
>What you need is the 8-port MDP and cable. It converts 8 ports to modem
>ports. The part number I find is J2085A option 101. Since your current
>DTC is full you can buy a DTC16 with the modem ports option.
>
>Hope this helps,
>John Zoltak
>North American Mfg Co
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Hula [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 10:53 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [HP3000-L] DTC Question
>>
>>
>> Dumn question time ... here goes.
>>
>> I have 2 DTC16s...on the back, each DTC has 16 RJ-45 ports.
>> Our set up here
>> is Cro-Magnon...everything is serially connected and uses
>> 4-wire phone cord
>> with modular to 25-pin or 9-pin converters for terminals or
>> printers or
>> PC's.  Then we have a short 4-wire cords coming from the back of the
>> computer with a RJ-45 plug on the DTC side and RJ-12 on the other end.
>>
>> So here is the dumn question, finally:
>>
>> On the one hand, I am successfully using a Multitech Mux to
>> connect three
>> DTC ports with a remote location to drive a terminal and two
>> printers, but I
>> don't seem to be able to connect a modem to the DTC with the
>> current set up.
>> 4 wires is not enough, it seems.  I hear of DTC's having
>> 25-pin connection
>> capability, but mine do not.  I am, like, completely ignorant
>> in this area.
>> Do I need a different DTC?  Do I need different options on my
>> existing DTCs?
>> In any case, all 32 of my available ports are currently tied
>> up.  So can I
>> just buy a new DTC optioned differently?  Your experience and
>> wisdom would
>> be appreciated.
>>                                 Tom Hula
>>                                 Victor S. Barnes Company
>>
>