You can configure and hook up the DTC while people are on. I would suggest getting it installed in the cabinet, configure it on the system and THEN hook up it to the network. The network line will be "down" during the time that you hook it up to the new dtc, so try to make that connection as  quick as possible. In other words, the network traffic will stop until the connection is restored and you can do that while people are logged on, they will just notice a period of "no activity" while the connection is broken. It usually takes me about 5-15 seconds to get the connection re-established and most users don't notice it.

Wes

>>> Tom Hula <[log in to unmask]> 10/15 9:38 AM >>>
I'm rather new to this sort of thing.  I am hooking up a new DTC inside
my 927LX chassis and I see what I need to do ... take the terminator off
the t-connector on the second DTC, hook up my cable to the second and
connect to the new DTC and put the terminator on the other side of the
t-connector on the new DTC.

My question is this ... can I do that while the system is up and users
are on and configure the dtc while the system is up and users are on ...
or do I need to do it when no one is around?  Does it matter whether the
the DTC is connected before I start configuring it? (How many questions
is that?)
        Tom Hula
        Victor S. Barnes
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