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by sgotero

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Hello,I have a little concept problem about Token Ring Topology, if you have a ring in a token topology, and you need to take out some equipment of this network , what happen with the net? is like bus topology?, do you need to put something in the teminal conector?, If you have anything for recomend to me, I'll be very gratefully. Thaks, and sorry by my English.

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by syscokid

I'm sure someone with more network savvy than me can confirm it, but I can tell you in my token ring office, not every drop has a workstation connected to it, and the open ones are not terminated in any way. And I can move a workstation from drop to drop, or take one off the ring completely, without affeting the network at all.

by some guy in seattle

Most token ring systems can tolerate removal of a device without breaking the ring. This helps not only if a device is removed but if the hardware fails for any reason. If your network is in a physical hub-and-spoke setup (all your PCs are attached to a hub-like device, or MTU [I believe that's the term]) then these devices should be able to tolerate removal of a PC. Make sure you remove the network cable from the MTU as well as the PC so it can fail over that port and keep the ring going. If your network is in a physical bus, I "think" you should be all right, but consult the vendor docs to make sure.

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