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> Obviously the entire thing fails if any node is powered off or has any kind of problem, but it's quite funny to do Indeed it was funny enough to have that be
by wyldfire 6y ago
> Obviously the entire thing fails if any node is powered off or has any kind of problem, but it's quite funny to do
Indeed it was funny enough to have that be a very common network topology back in the day. I've never had to investigate a token ring network failure but I can pretty much guarantee it was a frustrating exercise.
- phs2501 6y agoI was going to say that I thought token ring MAUs handled disconnected stations but then I read this (including the "setup aid" with an included battery) and now I'm not sure any more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_access_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_access_unit (un)fortunately I didn't experience this period of network history first hand. :)