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Hi,
I want to set up a simple token ring netwok between two pc's, I have heard that you can get two token ring cards and then make a token ring crossover cable to connect them, I just want to make sure this is correct and I can actually connect them like this.
Thanks Andy
It it were me, I'd skip using Token Ring and go with ethernet.
Buy 100 Mbps NIC's and a crossover cable or and you'll be in business. I'm willing to bet you can get two 100 Mbps NIC's cheaper than you get TR NIC's.
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After reading that article there seems to be nothing about crossovers, it says i need a MAU, but I have read that it is possible, has nobody done this on here?
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you are confusing ethernet with token ring. TR REQUIREs a MAU since the "ring" is in the mau. No mau no ring.
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That's why I recommended going with ethernet. You spend more $ with TR and gain no benefits. Especially in a 2 PC home environment.
If you're doing this to learn as part of a course or even just for general knowledge trust me on this.....it's enough to understand how it works. In the last 10 years the only time I've had to deal with a TR network was to transition several of a clients remote sites to ethernet from TR.
While a token passing scheme does one advantage over a contention based network, in a large enterprise it's more hassle than it's worth and requires at a minimum, a second ring for redundancy.
Similar to a linear network, a single node going down can stop a whole segment from commnicating. Whereas with ethernet, you can reduce the problem to a single PC. Which makes more sense and has more bang for the buck in a large enterprise......you guess it...
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Ok, thanks for all your help, I just wanted to connect this device to the PC, it has an RJ45 connector on it and I have connected it to the switch but it doesnt work, so after some research I think it is token ring, so I hoped I could connect it via a token ring cross-over. The device is a Stock checker from a kiosk in a shop.
Once again thanks Andy
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Just because it has a RJ-45 connector doesn't mean it is a network connection. It could be a serial connection. It would be easier to research the stock checker or at a minimum a peek under the cover. Looking up the manufacturer and model number would be more productive.
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Yeah ive done all that, but to no avail. Theres nothing on the net about it, and I have contacted the manufacturer but I have had no response.
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When you have problem with strange equipment it would help if you also post the name and model. Is the stock checker a barcode reader? Many point of sale equipment use rj45 connectors for serial connections.
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Basically, the machine has a little display on the front, it has a numerical keypad. When someone comes to use it, they find the catalog code and then enter in the number via the keypad. The machine then looks up the stock database, it then displays the result on the screen. The screen is just a simple LED type thing. I know it is manufactured by a company called Aplameric Soultions, and the retail section of the company is called Torex Retail.
On The inside there are a few numbers:
Serial Number: 140-8390
P.C.B Serial Number: A32562 273And then theres a little sticker saying who made it and theres a number on it 192291 and theres a barcode above it.
Other than that thats all the info I have on it.
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