Help,token ring connection without mau [7:61954]

hi can 2 token ring interface direct connected with a crcoss cable.i've carefully read the pinout at CCO and make sure it's right,but it did not work. must i buy a MAU to let them work correctly? thanks for your help Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=61954&t=61954

RE: Help,token ring connection without mau [7:61954]

ha wrote: > > hi > can 2 token ring interface direct connected with a crcoss > cable.i've > carefully read the pinout at CCO and make sure it's right,but > it did not > work. > must i buy a MAU to let them work correctly? > thanks for your help Token Ring uses an "active repeater," i.e. a MAU. A

Re: Help,token ring connection without mau [7:61954]

Not to mention that a TR card goes through a lobe test before attempting insertion into the ring. The lobe test is effectively a loopback at the MAU, a crossover cannot do this. rgds Marc Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > > ha wrote: > > > > hi > > can 2 token ring interface direct connected with a