The answer is, YES you can. BUT if when doing the connection you need to be
VERY fast with the hookup.  I've done this before, but it can create
problems with your network.
Since it is always better to do your network connections with the network
down you can configure the DTC within nmmgr, do your connections, and then
download the configuration to the new DTC (after bringing the network
backup).

I believe I may have missed a few (important) steps so anyone out there can
fill in the blanks.

Larry Barnes

Tom Hula wrote:

> 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