Token ring (UK)

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Wed Jul 23 03:23:00 2003

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Ron Hudson wrote:

> No, You can use a Novell server with Token-Ring and even route between
> machines on Token-Ring and Ethernet. I don't know if there are any
> TCP/IP over Token Ring solutions though.
Yes, IP is quite happy to run over TR. Not all drivers did this
well, but the brand cards had no problems. I managed a customer's
network for a long time, and that network had two segments: one
with standard ethernet (office network), and the other was TR,
down in the production hall, where all the printing systems and
paper cutting machines were driven. Those were much happier with
the TR network than they were (before) with Ethernet. I had a
Cisco 2513 router (Eth <-> TR) inbetween them, although this
could also have been a machine with two NICs, obviously.

--fred
Received on Wed Jul 23 2003 - 03:23:00 BST