Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!uwm.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!unb.CA!MARC From: MARC@unb.CA Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: Clarkson's IBMTOKEN packet driver Message-ID: Date: 26 Mar 91 12:58:50 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 30 On Mon, 25 Mar 91 12:05:35 AST GA7779%SIUCVMB.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes: > > Is the IBMTOKEN.COM packet driver broken? It never finishes opening > the interface. JUst hangs. I have version 1.2 of the IBM Net Support > programs and versions 7 and 8 of the packet driver. Neither will > actually work with this TRUE BLUE token ring card.... IBM diagnostics > says that both the card and the ring is ok. Any pointers? One person > suggested that they use the ipx version ov the program. What type of > performance loss can be anticipated using this package? Desparately > seeking any advice that will come my way and MANY thanks in advance. > I could not get IBMTOKEN.COM from version 8 to work. However, the driver from version 7 works for us. We load it as follows: ibmtoken 0x66 0 | |__ card # ( you could have two token-ring cards) |______ software interrupt vector ( between 60 and 7f) Also, version 6 worked ok but would not recognize the last parameter for the card number (default was 0). marc ------- Marc Levesque Computing Services University of New Brunswick Fredericton, Canada marc@unb.ca