I recently came across an editorial that took me down Memory Lane, to a time when Token Ring was something you could build a business around, and a company called Madge Networks did just that.

An earlier local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, the Token Ring access method connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 ...

Depending on how the token-ring network was wired, you may not have to do any additional wiring. I ran across one installation several years ago that used an adapter to change the IBM Type 1 ...

The Token-Ring network introduced Tuesday initially will support the IBM PC, Portable PC, PC XT and PC AT computers. They will be attached to the ring by an internally mounted adapter card and ...

A loss in confidence over first-generation Token Ring architecture has led many network managers to consider switching to Ethernet. But what should you take into account if you plan to make the move?

See Ethernet and Token Ring. Network Topologies In a star, all nodes connect through a central point. A bus is a common pathway to every node, while a mesh connects each node with at least two others.

Token Ring replaced by Gigabit Ethernet in council network Nottinghamshire County Council has ditched its Token Ring network and moved to Gigabit Ethernet. Keith Revill, network operations manager ...

You can run WoW and other real times games using a token ring network. Under many load conditions you would actually get better performance using token ring than some other random access control ...