Re: Weird Token Ring Message?

["Neil Palmer" <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Possibly one of the TRN cards is defective.  The message gives you the
nearest upstream &/or downstream PC's MAC address.  If you only have
around 5 PC's with TRN then go check the MAC address on each one to find
which PC's are either side of the one causing the problem.  Then based on
the physical sequence of the PC's on the wiring , or the order they are
plugged into the MAU/Hub, you should be able to determine which one is
causing the problem, and reseat/replace the TRN card.

...Neil



 Ok, but my problem is that while we may have as few as 5 TRN PC's I may
get this message 50 or 60 times in a row--all day long.  Any idea how to
track down which device is giving me fits?
  James Rich <james@eaerich.com> wrote: On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Meyers QSYSOPR
wrote:

> Message . . . . : Adapter has inserted or left the ring on line TRNLINE.
> Cause . . . . . : An adapter has inserted or left the ring on line
TRNLINE.
>
> Any ideas what this message means?

This means that some adapter somewhere on the token ring network has
either connected to the network or disconnected. You will see this for
example every time a computer on the ring boots up.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com