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>Chapter 6. Establishing a Token Ring Connection</H1
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>	A token ring network is a network in which all the computers are
	connected in a circular pattern. A <I
CLASS="FIRSTTERM"
>token</I
>, or a
	special network packet, travels around the token ring and allows
	computers to send information to each other.
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>For more information on using token ring under Linux, refer to the
	  <I
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>Linux Token Ring Project</I
> website available at
	<A
HREF="http://www.linuxtr.net/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.linuxtr.net/</A
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>	To add a token ring connection, follow these steps:
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>Click the <B
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>Devices</B
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>Click the <B
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>New</B
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	  toolbar.</P
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>Select <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Token Ring connection</B
> from the
	    <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Device Type</B
> list and click
	    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
>.</P
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>If you have already added the token ring card to
	    the hardware list, select it from the <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Ethernet
	      card</B
> list. Otherwise, select <B
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>Other Tokenring
	    Card</B
> to add the hardware device.</P
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>If you selected <B
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>Other Tokenring Card</B
>, the
	    <B
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>Select Token Ring Adapter</B
> window as shown in
	    <A
HREF="network-config-tokenring.html#NEAT-TOKENRING-SETTINGS-FIG"
>Figure 6-1</A
> appears.
	    Select the manufacturer and model of the adapter. Select the device
	    name. If this is the system's first token ring card, select
	    <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>tr0</B
>; if this is the second token ring card,
	    select <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>tr1</B
> (and so on). The
	    <B
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Network Administration Tool</B
> also allows
	    the user to configure the resources for the adapter. Click
	    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
> to continue.
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>Figure 6-1. Token Ring Settings</B
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>On the <B
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>Configure Network Settings</B
> page,
	    choose between DHCP and static IP address.  You may specify a
	    hostname for the device. If the device receives a dynamic IP address
	    each time the network is started, do not specify a hostname. Click
	    <B
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>Forward</B
> to continue.
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>Click <B
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>Apply</B
> on the <B
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>Create
	  Tokenring Device</B
> page.
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>	After configuring the token ring device, it appears in the device list
	as shown in <A
HREF="network-config-tokenring.html#NEAT-TOKENRING-FIG"
>Figure 6-2</A
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>Figure 6-2. Token Ring Device</B
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	<B
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>Save</B
> to save the changes.
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>	After adding the device, you can edit its configuration by selecting the
	device from the device list and clicking
	<B
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>Edit</B
>. For example, you can configure whether the
	device is started at boot time.
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>	When the device is added, it is not activated immediately, as seen by
	its <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Inactive</B
> status. To activate the device, select
	it from the device list, and click the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Activate</B
>
	button. If the system is configured to activate the device when the
	computer starts (the default), this step does not have to be performed
	again.
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