[G4] Target Disk Mode ?

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

On Sep 19, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Doug McNutt wrote:

> At 10:42 -0700 9/19/06, Harry Freeman wrote:
>> This is because most modern platforms have an ethernet port that 
>> detects if the other end is DTE or DTC and makes an adjustment to be 
>> what is necessary.
>
> Does anyone know how a logical collision is prevented when two 
> machines connected as such are turned on at the same time?
> -- 

There is a random number generator contained within the chip (the same 
one that is used to for re-transmitting when a transmit collision is 
detected) that is use to determine how long to wait until the port 
makes another attempt at determining which type of port it should 
become.


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Harry (*^_^*)
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