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Connecting token ring to ethernet
Name: Martin Date: July 6, 2002 at 12:47:34 Pacific
Comment:
I have a 24 port 10 mbps ethernet hub that I want to connect to a 16mbps utp token ring MAU. Is it in an way possible to connect the hubs together?
Name: graham Date: July 6, 2002 at 13:33:55 Pacific
Reply:
You can connect them - but they will not work - If you want machines on TR and Eth, to talk to each other - they cannot without either a Bridge ( a two interface device to transmit frames between the two seperate LANs ) or a router (for IP trafic usually or any other traffic either encapsulated within the Frames ) A token Ring card in a PC and an Ethernet with IP forwarding enables will Route
or you can purchase a small Token Ring to Ethernet bridge (approx $100)
however if there are massive broadcast on the Ethernet LAN you can then pass these into the Ethernet
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Response Number 2
Name: Martin Date: July 6, 2002 at 14:19:03 Pacific
Reply:
Great thanks. Another question though: What's IP forwarding
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