The relay unsticker-tool is called
a Ring Initialization tool.
It is just about the size of a small
cellphone and fits directly into the MAU and contains a battery.
You must insert it into the afflicted
port.
-----Original Message-----
From: ElephantChild [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:00 PM
To: Daniel Cotts
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Re: Token Ring Tool WAS Token Ring Problem
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Daniel Cotts wrote:
> I've heard about those zapper tools for MAUs but have never seen one. Is
> there an official name for it? Any manufacturer or part number? Might be
> worth finding on eBay. I have several old MAUs that I haven't tested.
> TIA
Don't remember a part number, and not even sure they're available
separately.
<ramble type="semi-pointless" relevance="marginal at best">IIRC, IBM
used to ship one with each 8228. Needless to say, most of them were lost
or discarded quickly, and the ones that weren't somehow remained behind
when the 8228s were retired (or at sites that *still* use 8228s, people
are hanging onto them desperately).</ramble>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ElephantChild [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> > Typical causes, in no particular order, are:
> >
> > - Stuck relay, if you're using an old mechanical MAU, eg a 8228. If
> > that's the problem, just phaser the relay unstuck.
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