Fw: Token ring network

["Marco Shaw" <marco@nbnet.nb.ca>]

I'm sending a news article to this list for you guys to read.  This guy says
that 2 computers networked via crossover cable won't work if you're using
token ring.

Any comments?
Marco


>Marco Shaw (marco@nbnet.nb.ca) wrote:
>: I would like to setup a two computer network with token ring cards.  I
>: don't want to invest in a hub, so I'm wondering if token rings can be
>: connected via a crossover cable like ethernet cards can?
>
>Token ring needs somebody to distribute the tokens. It's not a
>point-to-point network. Very master/slave - i.e. the IBM way.
>
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