May I offer an alternative explanation? I've done this once in a while myself. Perhaps you have accidentally plugged into either the "ring in" or the "ring out" port? Your router definitely will not like that.
Chuck -- www.chuckslongroad.info A Great Man Passes ""Juan Blanco"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > This is what I am getting.... > r3# > 00:10:17: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0, changed state to up > 00:10:18: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface TokenRing0, > changed state to up > 00:10:26: %TR-6-STATRING: TR0: Ring Status: Down > 00:10:26: %TR-3-WIREFAULT: Unit 0, wire fault: check the lobe cable MAU > connection. > 00:10:28: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0, changed state to down > 00:10:29: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface TokenRing0, > changed state to down > 00:10:34: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0, changed state to > initializing > 00:10:42: To0: Failed to initialize, shutting down > 00:10:44: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface TokenRing0, changed state to reset > 00:10:48: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface TokenRing0, changed state to down > > Yes I hear a click after a few seconds when the interface is trying to comes > up.... > I changed the cable, i connect to a diferent port..... > Question, the adapter that I have in my tr interface on my router is the > following: > Token ring - 4/16 mb - media filter, do you think that is the correct > adapter for my router. > > Juan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 9:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Token Ring [7:53774] > > > Are you sure it's a 16 Mbps MAU? Try setting the speed to 4 Mbps with the > ring-speed command. If that doesn't work, try hardcoding it back to 16 Mbps. > > Other than that, it's time for the "swap 'til you drop" troubleshooting > methodology. > > Try a different: > cable > router interface > MAU > > Do you hear a click after a few seconds when the interface tries to come up? > That's the relay opening. If you don't hear it, then I would suspect bad > hardware or hardware that's in a weird state. Years ago, Token Ring > troubleshooters carried around a little reset tool, but I haven't seen one > of those in years. The tool reset the port on MAUs. Mabye there's some other > way to do that on your SMC MAU. Is there a reset button or anything? > > A couple years ago there was a discussion on Group Study regarding the same > MAU, and the resolution I think was that the MAU was bad. > _____________________ > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > www.priscilla.com > > Juan Blanco wrote: > > > > Team, > > Could any tell me what I am doing wrong....I am trying to bring > > up my > > token-ring interface up? I connect the TR interface with a > > Token Ring > > 4-16 - media filter via a rj45 strait cable to mau(smc elite > > mau 4016rn), > > but the interface is always in init mode and the port status > > light on the > > mau is switching between on and off repeatedly. > > > > r3#show int token0 > > TokenRing0 is initializing, line protocol is down > > Hardware is TMS380, address is 0008.de1c.6666 (bia > > 0008.de1c.6666) > > MTU 4464 bytes, BW 16000 Kbit, DLY 630 usec, > > reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255 > > Encapsulation SNAP, loopback not set > > Keepalive set (10 sec) > > ARP type: SNAP, ARP Timeout 04:00:00 > > Ring speed: 16 Mbps > > Duplex: half > > Mode: Classic token ring station > > Group Address: 0x00000000, Functional Address: 0x08000000 > > Ethernet Transit OUI: 0x000000 > > Last input 00:01:27, output 00:01:26, output hang never > > Last clearing of "show interface" counters never > > Queueing strategy: fifo > > Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops > > 5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec > > 5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec > > 10 packets input, 304 bytes, 0 no buffer > > Received 6 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles > > 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 > > abort > > 24 packets output, 5932 bytes, 0 underruns > > 0 output errors, 0 collisions, 54 interface resets > > 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out > > 87 transitions > > > > > > # > > r3#show ip int brief > > Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status > > Protocol > > Ethernet0 unassigned YES NVRAM > > administratively down > > down > > Serial0 unassigned YES NVRAM > > administratively down > > down > > Serial1 unassigned YES NVRAM > > administratively down > > down > > TokenRing0 unassigned YES NVRAM > > initializing > > down > > r3# > > r3# > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > Juan Blanco > > ******************************************************************** > > The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, > > but in rising every time we fall ." > > -- Nelson Mandela > > ******************************************************************** Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53785&t=53774 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]