PCI Token Ring Administrator's Guide

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Information About the PCI Token Ring Board
Benefits and Features
On HP-UX systems, PCI Token Ring software supports the following:
• 100/16/4 Mb/s hardware (A5783A) on all HP-UX workstations with a
PCI bus.
On HP-UX 11.x systems, PCI Token Ring software supports the
following:
• 16/4 Mb/s hardware (A4930A) on V-Class servers.
• 100/16/4 Mb/s hardware (A5783A) on all HP-UX systems with a PCI
bus.
Hardware is customer-installable on all platforms except V-Class and
Superdome. Refer to the hardware installation sections in Chapter 1 of
this manual.
Notes about New Hardware and Software
A new PCI Token Ring adapter (A5783A) was introduced on April 1,
1999. It replaced the previous adapter (A4930A). The A5783A adapter is
supported on all HP-UX systems with a PCI bus. The A4930A was
supported on V-Class only, and was removed from the CPL on June 1,
1999.
The main differences between the A5783A and the A4930A are:
• Hardware and corresponding software have the same product
numbers.
• Support for all PCI-based servers and workstations.
• Support for speeds of 4 or 16 Mb/s on IBM and Cisco MAU/Switches,
or 100 Mb/s on Olicom/Madge switches.
• Customer-configurable on all platforms.
• Customer-installable on all platforms except V-Class and
Superdome.
• The DB9/RJ45 Loopback connector is not supported.