| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 21 Apr 2001 at 01:08:16 |
| Subject: | Re: Cyber SCSI |
Shawn Holwegner said,
>> No, because then your chain will become a 'T'. Connect one end of the
>> internal cable to a SCSi3->SCSI2 adaptor and you can then connect an
>> external chain to the end of the internal one. This is how I connect my
>> scanner and Zip drive.
> It is possible, although it does not always work... if it is a single
> device, it seems to work. e.g.:
> cvppc->hd->external adaptor->hd->term
> |
> scanner
> Although it does form a 'T', it is still a straight path, so long as the
> scanner is not terminated, and has no devices attached to it.
It is not a straight path, it is a T. It can't be both. A straight line
has two ends, a T has three.
The SCSI spec specifically prohibits "stubs" longer than four inches.
That's just enough to allow for cabling inside an external device.
The fact that it works after a fashion doesn't mean that it is right, or
that it will continue to work.
Your setup has another fault, according to your diagram, only one
terminator.
Neil
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