token ring error?

hi i have a server routing an internal eth0 network with to the external token ring tr0 network. everything worked fine last night. however, returning this morning the routing had stopped and the server displayed this message on the screen: tr0: Soft Error // repeated 15 times tr: Counter Over

Token ring error messages

I have compiled the 2.2.10 kernel for Token Rings with use of the Tropic module. I have an IBM ISA Token Ring card. However, the boot-up process freezes partway through the Token Ring phase. During boot-up, I can see messages like the Token Ring's hardware address, and something about "16MBps."