From: Mike Cruse (mcruse@nic.cerf.net)
Date: 10/07/93


From: mcruse@nic.cerf.net (Mike Cruse)
Subject: Re: TokenRing card support?  -- NO
Date: 7 Oct 1993 14:01:34 -0700

Donald J. Becker (becker@super.org) wrote:
: In article <93278.133414ZIYA@trmetu.bitnet>,
: Ziya Karakaya <ZIYA@TRMETU.BITNET> wrote:
: >Has any body used IBM TokenRing card with Linux?
: >If so I would like to hear about.

: No, there is no token ring support in Linux. To support token ring requires
: more than only a writing a device driver, it also requires writing the source
: routing routines for token ring. Given that token ring is expensive, not
: fast, and will probably be swept away by 100baseVG in a few months, it doesn't
: seem worth it to write a driver.

I am also interested in Token Ring support for Linux. It maybe more
expensive and slow (compared to what, ethernet?) but there is a
significant installed base.

Just hoping...