Subject: Re: IBM Token Ring Support
To: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@gmx.org>
From: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/19/2005 20:16:24
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:46:11 +0100 (MET), Zafer Aydogan <zafer@gmx.org> wrote:
> > Hello Mailing,
> >
> > I'm trying to get a Token Ring Network Card working.
> > I think it's a Olicom OC-3136 or OC-3137. It is a PCI Card with RJ45 and
> > TrokenRing connector and a 85H9533 IBM Chip on it.
> > This means it's a IBM based Network. I expected it to be recognized as a
> > tr0
> > or tl0 card, but it isn't. Also current does not seem to know the Card.
> > In FreeBSD, the card seems to be supported an known as oltr0.
> >
> > Any Help appreciated.
> >
> > Greets, Zafer.
> >
> Hello List,
> 
> The Card looks exactly like this:
> http://www.networking.ibm.com/images/pcimgmt.jpg
> Except, that the Chip is named 85H9533.(From Olicom, I think)
> And works fine with the IBM Drivers. (34L5001)
> 
> NetBSD dmesg says:
> vendor 0x1014 product 0x003e (token ring network, revision 0x05) at pci0 dev
> 9 function 0 not configured
> 
> Greets, Zafer.

I used token ring with NetBSD, but this was back in 1.4.2 and it was
an ISA adapter.

I thought I saw somewhere along the way that token ring support was
actually removed?

Andy