You cannot make a TR cross-over cable. (yes, I've personally tried
this). It has to do with the electrical characteristics required by TR.
You need a MSAU, even if you only have 2 stations.
Regards,
Kent
On 6 Feb 2001, at 19:10, Pierre-Alex wrote:
> Pierre-Alex,
>
> I am not 100% sure but I don't see why you can't roll the cable. I have
> always had a mau involved but token ring operates on the same principles as
> Ethernet as transmit and receive go. I am starting to doubt myself. Why
> don't you post to the ccie news group and see what the consensus is.
>
> Matthew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre-Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 4:59 PM
> To: Matthew Herman
> Subject: RE: Free Token ring NIC cards
>
> No problem!
>
> Quick Question: can I connect a PC (with a token ring nic) directly to the
> router token ring interface or
> do I need a MASU even for one machine?
>
> Pierre-Alex
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