I 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 no

I 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. :)