Token Ring Link Configuration

CAUTION: If the SNA Token Ring Link product is already configured for the IBM subsystem, the values that initially appear in the Token Ring Link Configuration screen fields reflect the SNA configuration. If the same Token Ring card is being used for both NS and SNA communications, certain fields in the Token Ring Link Configuration screen must match the values of the SNA Token Ring Link configuration. (See the field descriptions.) If the Link Name configured for a NS Token Ring Link is the same as the name of a SNA Token Ring Link, make sure that the values of these fields in the NS Token Ring Link configuration match the SNA Token Ring Link configuration; otherwise, the NS Token Ring Link configuration will change the SNA Token Ring Link configuration.

Fields

Physical path of device adapter

The physical path number corresponds to the slot location of a node's Token Ring device adapter. For HP e3000 systems, the path is derived by a basic formula of 4 x slot number. (Example: 4 x 10 = 40, where the Token Ring device adapter is installed in slot number 10 and the physical path of the device adapter is 40.)

NOTE: If the same Token Ring card is being used for both NS and SNA communications, you must use the same value for this field as is configured for the SNA link.

If you are unsure of the slot location or of the physical path number to configure for your system, see your system documentation or consult your Hewlett-Packard service representative.

Buffer size

The size, in bytes, of the buffer that holds data transferred from the Token Ring card to the upper layers (inbound data only).

Default value: 4096

Range: 1536-4096

Use factory-configured local station address?

The Token Ring adapter is supplied with a 48-bit station address. These are guaranteed to be unique. Do not override the factory configured local node address except on the specific instructions of your network administrator or your Hewlett-Packard representative.

Default value: Y

NOTE: If the same Token Ring card is being used for both NS and SNA communications, you must specify the local station address that is configured for the SNA Token Ring link.

Local station address

This field is to be used only with specific instructions from your network administrator or your Hewlett-Packard representative. It allows you to enter a station address to replace the factory configured address. The format must be compatible with HP software requirements.

NOTE: If the same Token Ring card is being used for both NS and SNA communications, you must specify the local station address that is configured for the SNA Link.