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This is, with 100% certainty, not an IBM Board. The TI on the chip is
for Texas Instruments, likely a TMS380C16 communications processor. You
will also see a TMS38054 on the board. That is the physical layer
interface chip.  TI does not manufacture adapter cards, but greater
than half of the token ring cards in existence use TI's semiconductor
network products. (TMS380 or TI380 chips). TI also makes semiconductors
for 10Base-T/100Base-T/100VG AnyLAN (ThunderLAN chips, TNETE100,
TNETE110) and also for ATM solutions (TNETA15xx).

The difficulty you are having is due to the fact that the TI token ring
chips use a different set of registers than the IBM TROPIC based cards,
so you need to get TMS380 compatible drivers. Also, since many of the
board manufacturers write their own drivers, its helpful to get the
drivers designed for the specific board you are using. That way, you
can insure that you are able to take advantage of all of the boards
features. Also, since many manufacturers tune their drivers for best
performance, you will probably see the best performance with the
appropriate drivers. However, rjsteck (see article 2015) has kindly
provided the appropriate info. Strongly suggest you give Racore a call.

Regards.
kgoldie  :)




In <D7xCMD.HwI@tempe.vlsi.com> vvarnell writes: 
>
>This sounds lie an IBM Token-Ring Adapter II.  DON'T USE IT!!  They
are notorious
>for DMA problems and the like.
>
>If you do have to use it, the driver is not TOKEN.  It is TOKENBM (for
DOS)
>or (I think) TOKENDMA for the Netware server.  You might check out the
IBM BBS
>or WWW site for the latest drivers and see if they work.
>
>vwv
>
>
>Gershon Kunin <GERSHON@vm.biu.ac.il> writes:
>
>>
>>I "inherited" a Token Ring card, with no name or manual.  I'd
appreciate
>>if someone might be able to help me identify it and help me out with
it.
>>
>>When I LOAD TOKEN on a Novell 3.12 server, it hangs the server.  I
take
>>this to mean that, unless the card is defective, it's not entirely
compatible
>>with the standard IBM Token Ring board.
>>
>>It's a full length card which sits in a 16 bit slot.  It has DB-15
and RJ-45
>>outlets at the back, and a 12-switch DIP block on the board.  The
switches
>>are as follows:
>>
>>1-2       I/O Address
>>3-4       IRQ
>>5-6       Memory Address
>>7-8       DMA Channel
>>9         RPL Enable/Disable
>>10        Speed
>>11        DLoad ROM/RAM
>>12        Type1/Type3
>>
>>
>>Towards the front of the card, there are 3 ROMS with labels.  They
read, from
>>the front:
>>
>>16/4 TURBO LLC
>>(C) 1991 TI/IBM
>>V2.00 LSB
>>
>>16/4 TURBO LLC
>>(C) 1991 TI/IBM
>>V2.00 MSB
>>
>>TR ADDRESS ROM
>>EB113    V1.00
>>00001A004765
>>
>>There are two square chips on the board - I presume these are the
main
>>components.  There seems to be a picture of the state of Texas, with
the
>>letters T  and I in it,  and the word LAN after it on these chips. 
My
>>guess is that this board might have been manufactured by Texas
Instruments,
>>because of this picture and because of the "TI/IBM" on the ROMs.
>>
>>So here are a few questions:  Did Texas Instruments ever make a Token
Ring
>>card, either on their own or for IBM?   Which driver would work for a
>>Novell 3.12 server for this card?  Is there a diagnostic program I
could
>>use to test the board and see if it works?  Is it possible that this
card
>>is from  a different company?  Which company?
>>
>>Any answers to any of these questions would be highly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks to everyone who took the time to read this through -
>>-Gershon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

In article <D7xCMD.HwI@tempe.vlsi.com>, vvarnell says:
>
>This sounds lie an IBM Token-Ring Adapter II.  DON'T USE IT!!  They are notorious
>for DMA problems and the like.
>
>>It's a full length card which sits in a 16 bit slot.  It has DB-15 and RJ-45
>>outlets at the back, and a 12-switch DIP block on the board.

Whatever this creature is, it is *NOT* an IBM Token Ring Adapter II.
The TR II is an 8-bit bus half-length card.  I've got about 20 of them
scattered around the office.

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